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Stress impacts every one of us at some point in our daily lives. Did you know 20% of college students say they feel stressed “most of the time”?

To acquire the skill of recognizing when you are stressed and employing effective stress reducing techniques is essential for your emotional and physical well-being. In Project #3 you will be identifying and trying several stress reduction strategies to see if you can manage your stress better!

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Psyc 1101 Project #3: Effective Stress Reduction Strategies (150 points) Due Date: By 11:59pm, Sunday, December 9th (Be sure to start this by November as you will need 2 weeks of charting to complete!) Stress impacts every one of us at some point in our daily lives. Did you know 20% of college students say they feel stressed “most of the time”? Here is a good resource https://www.learnpsychology.org/student-stress-anxiety-guide/. Whether it is a stressful event at home, work, school, or with friends it is hard to completely avoid stressors in our lives. Research in fact shows that some amount of stress is actually good for us! To acquire the skill of recognizing when you are stressed and employing effective stress reducing techniques is essential for your emotional and physical well-being. 1. I would like you to research at least 10 different stress reduction techniques- you may use your text, journals, and the internet (reliable sources please – Mayo Clinic, National Institute of Health, Psychology Today, etc.). In your paper please list the 10 techniques describing what they entail and the possible benefits you could expect to receive from them. As you list your stress reduction techniques please put in parentheses after it the website or book, etc. for your source. This doesn’t need to put in APA style, HOWEVER you will need to list your source on the reference page at the end of your paper in APA style. See the beginning of Appendix see for guidance. For example: Relaxation Techniques (https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/indepth/relaxation-technique/art-20045368): There are several types of relaxation techniques. In progressive muscle relaxation you focus on slowing tensing and then relaxing each muscle. This can benefit you by the fact that you become more aware of physical sensations in your body, it slows your breathing rate, and helps to lower blood pressure and improves quality of sleep. 2. Next reflect upon your own stress. Identify your main stressors and examine what this stress does to you both physically and emotionally. In what way does it impact your life (school, work, home, friends, relationships)? Is there a pattern to when it occurs? How would your life be different if you could reduce this stress? PSYC 1101 Syllabus 1 3. Of your top ten researched stress-reduction techniques choose 2 from the list. Explain each technique in more detail than you had in the list. Discuss what you are excited about or why you chose this strategy and also discuss what reservations or worries you may have about it. You will than apply these 2 stress-reduction strategies individually for 7 days each – meaning you will do ONE stress reduction strategy for 7 days and then you will do the other stress reduction strategy for 7 days. I would like you to journal and record the results of the stress reduction strategies over each of the 7 days periods. 4. Record the following in a chart (you will have 2 charts each covering 7 days – 1 chart for each strategy): a. Date, time, stress reduction technique b. Record your before stress level on a scale of 1-10 (1-Excellent; 10-Stressed) c. Record your before overall mood on a scale of 1-10 (1-Happy; 10-Depressed) d. Track your pulse rate before each stress reduction technique. Many people have Fitbits or other devices that can do this for them. For information on how to do this manually go to: https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-failure/watching-rate-monitor#1 e. Implement your stress reduction technique. f. Record your after stress level on a scale of 1-10 (1-Excellent; 10-Stressed) g. Record your after overall mood on a scale of 1-10 (1-Happy; 10-Depressed) h. Track your pulse rate after each stress reduction technique. i. Record a little about your stress reduction technique for the day; where did you do it, length of time, how did your body feel, did it seem easy/difficult, did you feel awkward, did it seem to help? etc. 5. Provide a summary of your results. Which stress reduction strategy was more effective and why? Did you notice any positive results in your life or with relationships? Did your overall mood increase? If neither appeared to reduce your stress please explain why that may have been and what other stress reduction strategies you may need to implement. What did you enjoy about this experience? Did it help your stress levels? Would this be an effective strategy to use continually in your life? PSYC 1101 Syllabus 2 Project #3 Grading – Total 150 points: Format (30 points): Point Value 50 32-49 0-31 Criteria Length is between 4.0-5.0 pages, using Times New Roman 12-point font with 1” margins and double spacing. The only heading on the paper should be your name in the upper left corner of the first page, followed by the title of your paper in the top center of the page. You need to provide a Reference page at the end of your paper that contains any sources cited in your paper. Between 1-3 formatting errors are made. More than 3 formatting errors are made. Content (125 points): Point Value 125 98-124 60-97 0-59 Criteria Complete all Project #3 components with insight and in a complete and well thought out manner. Demonstrate a mastery of the subject matter discussed in text. Provide a conclusion showing a concise reflection of concepts learned and application to future behavior. Missing one topic point and/or goes mildly off topic. Missing two topic points and/or goes moderately off topic. Missing three topic points and/or goes severely off topic. PSYC 1101 Syllabus 3
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Stress Reduction Techniques
Stress refers to the way the body responds to threats or demand. We all experience
stressful situations in our lives, ranging from minor irritations such as traffic jams and to severe
anxiety such as the loss of a loved one. Stress in a small dose is important to a person’s health
since it can help one perform under pressure and meet challenges (Jennings, 2018). Nonetheless,
beyond certain points, stress stops being useful and starts causing negative impacts on a person’s
health such as relationship, mood, productivity, and quality of life. Chronic stress upsets every
system in the body in various ways. It disrupts the reproductive and digestive system, suppresses
the immune system, increases the risk to various disease such as heart attack and hastens the
aging process. A person can alleviate stress by invoking relaxation responses (Jennings, 2018). A
relaxation response is the opposite of stress response, and it can be elicited in numerous ways.
This paper highlights various relaxation techniques that can help a person elicit the relaxation
response and lessen stress.
Relaxation Techniques
1. Autogenic Relaxation {https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stressmanagement/in-depth/relaxation-technique/art-20045368} Autogenic refers to something
that originates from within a person. This relaxation technique allows a person to use
body awareness and visual imagery to relieve stress. It entails a progressive relaxation of
the extremities, stabilization of the heartbeat, and maintenance of slow and deep breaths.
This technique helps a person calm the mind and the body return to a normal state of
balance.

2. Body scan {https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/six-relaxation-techniquesto-reduce-stress}. This practice integrates focus with progressive muscle relaxation. A
person begins by taking deep breaths, with the focus on a group of muscles or one part of
the body at a time and emotionally releasing the physical pressure one feels there. This
technique allows a person to boost awareness of the mind -body connection.
3. Breath focus {https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/six-relaxation-techniquesto-reduce-stress}.This a technique where a person takes long, slow, depth breaths. This
breathing allows a person to disengage the mind from distra...


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