Managing Stress for Mental Fitness, Student Edition

Managing Stress for Mental Fitness (Revised Edition)

Course Specifications

Course Number: CCT–114_rev4.0

Course Length: 1 day

Course Objective: The learning objectives for Managing Stress for Mental Fitness are listed below. They have been developed to guide you, the reader, to the core issues covered in this book.

The objectives of this book are:

  • To define stress and show its effect on us
  • To suggest ways to manage stress
  • To explain human behavior patterns that lead to good mental health

Course Content

Part 1: Understanding Stress

Stress Is Determined By the Beholder
Stress Means Different Things
Stress—Is It Getting You Down?
Behavior Patterns
Stages of Stress
How Stress Affects Our Physical Self
Our “System” Under Stress
Stress In the Workplace
Job Stress
Symptoms of Stress in the Workplace
Issues for Managers and Supervisors
Burnout: An Occupational Hazard
Some Stress Is Necessary

Part 2: Learning to Manage Stress

Weekly Stress Journal
Stress Charting
Conceptual Methods of Coping with Stress
Strategies for Supervisors to Help Employees Manage Stress
Strategies for Employees for Managing Job Stress
Express Your Feelings and Deal with Stress

Part 3: Understanding Yourself and Others

Relating to Others
I Am Unique
Unrealistic Expectations
Assessing My Strengths
Universal Human Needs
Building Better Relationships
Negative Patterns in Interpersonal Relationships

Part 4: Understanding Mental Health

Basic Ingredients for Good Mental Health
Mental Health and Emotions
Looking at My Mental Health
How Is Your Mental Health?
Part 5: Maintaining Good Mental Health
Ten Steps for Maintaining Mental Fitness
Starts and Stops in Building Self-Confidence
Steps to Achieve Openness When There Is Conflict

Appendix

Review
Personal Goal Setting
Personal Goals
Goals Review
Appendix to Part 2
Appendix to Part 3
Appendix to Part 4
Appendix to Part 5