ERIC Number: ED351595
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 20
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Channeling Your Donna Reed Syndrome.
Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ.
This document offers materials on stress management used in a workplace literacy project developed by Mercer County Community College (New Jersey) and its partners. The document contains handouts on the following topics: (1) description of learners' typical days and identification of their stress points; (2) what stress is and is not; (3) a description of Type A and Type B behaviors; (4) a pencil-and-paper test to evaluate one's stress; (5) biochemical changes resulting from stress; (6) how to relieve stress; (7) how to visualize to relieve stress; (8) how to relax by breathing deeply and having hobbies; (9) the value of exercise; (10) nutrition's relationship to handling stress; (11) how to cope with deadlines, priorities, and hassles; (12) tips for coping with stress; (13) how to make changes; (14) a list of rights individuals have regarding the demands made on them; and (15) 10 commandments for handling stress. (CML)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Burnout, Catharsis, Coping, Goal Orientation, Health Education, Individual Power, Life Events, Mental Health, Problem Solving, Psychological Patterns, Relaxation Training, Stress Management, Type B Behavior, Type A Behavior, Well Being, Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. National Workplace Literacy Program.
Authoring Institution: Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ.
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Note: For related documents, see CE 062 480-501.