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LEARNING RESOURCES:
LEARNER GUIDE
RECOMMENDED DURATION:
1 DAY
Studies have shown that South Africans are becoming increasingly stressed, which can lead to a range of negative consequences, both personally and professionally. So, don’t get caught, find ways to effectively manage your stress before things get out of control. To do this you need to:
Identify key stressors
Determine your current stress levels
Critically evaluate your stress-relief mechanism
Develop new strategies that work
Implement your action plan
Can you list 10 ways to look after your mental health and reduce stress ?
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE UNABLE TO COPE AT HOME OR AT WORK?
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS LIKE BACKACHE OR HEADACHES WITHOUT ANY REAL PHYSICAL CAUSE?
WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVE A HARD TIME FEELING REALLY RELAXED?
YOU ENGAGE IN UNHEALTHY HABITS LIKE OVEREATING, SMOKING TO REDUCE STRESS, OR DRINKING?
WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, DO YOU STILL FEEL TIRED NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU SLEPT?
If you SAID ‘yes’
to any one of these, then you may be
be experiencing stress, and need to learn how to manage it more effectively.
Understand and manage stress by being able to identify types of stress, causes of stress, the relationship between stress and performance, consequences of stress and application of stress management techniques.
Explain and understand the concept of “stress”
Identify key stressors
Identify the signs and symptoms of your own stress
Show the relationship between pressure and stress
Let us help you get there
