Title: Describe strategies to manage stress.
Course: Nutrition and Wellness (19253-18) > Section: Understanding Wellness

Description should include such strategies as

- communicating feelings
- removing oneself from stressful situations
- engaging in regular physical activity
- managing time efficiently
- meeting physical needs (e.g., nutrition, sleep)
- using relaxation techniques
- identifying resources for stress management (e.g., guidance counselor, trusted teacher or administrator, school psychologist)
- seeking help when needed.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What would happen if you made no attempt to manage stress in your life?
- Why is it important to deal with stress in healthy ways?
- What are the possible consequences of choosing healthy ways to manage stress?
- What are the possible outcomes of choosing unhealthy ways to cope with stress?

Communication

- How can we communicate the level of stress associated with an event?
- What communication skills do we need to talk about stress to our friends? Our family? Professional counselors?

Leadership

- Can positive events cause stress? Why or why not?
- Do leaders experience stress to a greater or lesser degree than others? Why?
- What leadership skills can help us analyze factors contributing to stress?
- What leadership skills could we use to encourage others to develop and implement coping strategies?
- Why do some people display more stress than others?

Management

- What resources do we need to analyze ways to manage stress?
- How do we evaluate the effectiveness of a physical activity as a coping strategy?