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Stress Management

Delivery: Online

College Credit: 3 credit hours

Estimated Length: 45 seat hours
Price: $1,035.00

 

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Work related stress has an enormous impact on job performance and health. Stress Management, is an invaluable resource that teaches working professionals how to better manage and minimize the impact of stress. The course helps people understand how to identify and minimize the negative physiological, emotional and behavioral impact of stress. It also shows how to recognize stress related symptoms and the skills and techniques needed to handle stress. Those completing this course will be better able to identify and cope with rising levels of stress and, in turn, maximize their effectiveness on the job.

IMPORTANT: Please visit the College Hub for course start and end dates. 

Please note: Prices are set by Arapahoe Community College and are subject to change. In the event of a discrepancy between the price shown here and the price charged during a given semester, the current semester price will prevail. For questions about pricing and participation in the college program, please call our Care team at 866.575.7206 or email customercare@ncti.com. 

Delivery:

Learning takes place with an instructor in an online classroom and will include homework activities and weekly assignments.

Completion Time:

This is a 10-week accelerated course which will require weekly assignments and periodic online communication with an instructor. Visit link above for course start and end dates. Please note, this course is not eligible for extensions.

Benefits:

  • understand the impact of stress on work performance and health
  • recognize physical and psychological symptoms brought on by stress
  • utilize stress reducing behaviors and techniques
  • understand how to recognize and cope with stress related anger
  • earn three hours of college credit
  • receive an industry-recognized NCTI certificate of graduation

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

  1. compare and contrast the difference between stress mastery and stress management
  2. describe the effects of stress on physical, psychological and occupational functioning
  3. explain the relationship between ultradian rhythms and relaxation
  4. explain how the three stress hardiness attitudes of control, commitment and challenge contribute to stress resilience
  5. list the targeted stretches to prevent tension headaches
  6. explain how reframing lowers stress and facilitates problem solving
  7. identify what contributes to anger on a physical and psychological level
  8. explain the role of activity level and exercise in affecting weight and set point
  9. explain how brainwave frequency ranges relate to states of consciousness
  10. identify the factors contributing to the rising level of stress in the workplace
  11. describe Covey’s system for managing time
  12. describe how assertiveness relates to stress reduction

Outline:

Understanding Stress

Stress mastery vs. stress management

All about Stress

Stress and illness, negative affects of stress and fight or flight response physiology

Breathing

Diaphragmatic breathing, breathing variations, breathing and ultradian rhythms

Cultivating Awareness

The value of self awareness, stress hardiness attitudes, hardiness and stress resistance

Acquiring Body Wisdom

Cultivating body wisdom, progressive muscle relaxation and the importance of stretching your muscles

Looking at the World Differently

Reframing activities, giving up being right, dealing with irrational beliefs and optimism

Pathways through Anger

The nature of anger and coping with anger

Nutrition

The seven steps to good nutrition, weight control and set point and behavior modification strategies

Exercise

The benefits of exercise, types of exercise, determining how much exercise you need, getting yourself motivated and achieving a restful night of sleep

Psychotechnologies

Biofeedback, double induction hypnotic tapes and light and sound technology

Stress Mastery on the Job

Factors leading to increased workplace stress and ten faulty assumptions and effective antidotes

Time Management

Procrastination and time management

Assertiveness

Assertiveness defined, assertiveness and persuasion, the assertiveness bill of rights, nonverbal aspects of assertiveness, asserting yourself with aggressive people and dealing with the impossible boss

The Big Picture

The larger conceptual framework

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