Stress Management Strategies and Activities Paper

Paper Overview:

The goal of this final project is for each student to better manage their stress

by participating in different stress reduction/management activities or techniques and

demonstrating an understanding of how these stress management activities alleviate stress.

Requirements:

This paper must be between 1000 and 1500 words in length and written in

Times New Roman, size 12, and double-spaced.

Each student is required to attend and participate in four (4) stress prevention/management

activities (e.g. yoga, physical activity, deep breathing, meditation, etc); there are multiple

chances to attend different activities during the semester (classes at the SRSC, free stress group

meetings at the Wells Library, free counseling/time management, etc). These activities will help

students understand what will allow students to demonstrate what they have learned throughout

the semester by applying it to their daily life. Each student should have completed both project

milestones; these two milestones should be the first and second submitted activities. The

following two activities should follow the same format:

There should be four distinct sections in this final paper, one for each stress

prevention/management activity. Each section must be a minimum of 250 words and include the

following sections:

1) Describe what the activity they participated in and detail what occurred during the

session,

2) Describe how each stress prevention/management activity they participated in works

to alleviate stress (this must be based upon the course book or information presented

during the semester). For example, think about how the activities work physiologically

to change things within our bodies and how this can help to alleviate acute and chronic

stress.

3) Lastly, explain the experience participating in the activity. This section is personal and

can include what thoughts concerning the activity, if this activity was helpful in the

context of your personal stress, if continual use of this activity would be beneficial, etc.