I enjoyed what this article spoke about. It seems to me to have a little of all the things we have spoken about in relation to sexual activity and the basic steps on how we can help our clients. Even though the article was set up for spinal cord injuries I feel the steps could be helpful for a lot more.
Between exams, papers and maintaining an active social life, many college students feel they can't really find the time to keep up on their personal health and wellness until an illness catches hold and stops them in their tracks.
It's difficult to juggle a job while in college, so that's why it's extremely important to find ways to manage your stress -- especially when papers are due and exams are coming up. Here are some tips on how you can reduce stress while in college:...
Games For Reducing Stress. According to Mayoclinic.com, stress is the normal psychological and physiological response to demands. When your body experiences a threat, it releases large amounts of hormones that feed your flight-or-fight response, says the site. This stress mitigates when the threat is gone.
At any given point in time, most college students are stressed about something; it's just part of going to school. While having stress in your life is normal and often unavoidable, being stressed is something you can control. Follow these ten tips to learn how to keep your stress in check and how to relax when it gets to be too much.
The relaxation response: bringing your nervous system back into balance Stress is necessary for life. You need stress for creativity, learning, and your very survival. Stress is only harmful when it becomes overwhelming and interrupts the healthy state of equilibrium that your nervous system needs to remain in balance.
What is burnout? Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed and unable to meet constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin to lose the interest or motivation that led you to take on a certain role in the first place.
What is burnout? Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed and unable to meet constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin to lose the interest or motivation that led you to take on a certain role in the first place.
Identify the sources of stress in your life Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in your life. This isn't as easy as it sounds. Your true sources of stress aren't always obvious, and it's all too easy to overlook your own stress-inducing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
When studying for exams students are normally under a lot of pressure and commonly confonted with exam stress. Exam period is extremly stressful for many students and some of them are so stressed that they undeperfom, but this doesn't occur because the lack of their abilities but because they have to cope with high level of exam stress.
Identify Your Stress Level and Your Key Stressors Weekly Stress Log Now that you are familiar with the signals of stress, complete the weekly stress log below to map patterns in your stress levels and identify sources of stress. Enter a score for each hour of each day according to the ratings listed below the log.
Coping with work stress in today's uncertain climate For workers everywhere, the troubled economy may feel like an emotional roller coaster. "Layoffs" and "budget cuts" have become bywords in the workplace, and the result is increased fear, uncertainty, and higher levels of stress.
This one may be more for us. I know when I study in front of the computer or read for hours my neck and shoulders ache. Here are some moves that may help, three of them you can do right in your chair!
We have the possible opportunity to literally save a life with just a mouth swab we can see if we match a person who needs some of our stem cells to stay alive. This is a website that we can go to receive a free mail in swab to determine if we can help.
Hip Precautions Handout - I like the idea of sending images home with a patient so they can see what's okay and not okay. It may be overwhelming at the doctor's office and a patient may think they will remember what to do. But having pictures could help jog their memory about what should and shouldn't be done.