Assignment 1: Stress Management Assessment

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A) Stress Management Assessment
After redoing the Stress Management Assessment tests from Chapter 2, there was a decrease in my stress levels, except for school, probably due to finals and my self-esteem/weight gain, but overall most results stayed the same. Reviewing my results from the first verses the second time I took this assessment, I concluded, by looking at my vitals, that I need to relax more and breathe a little slower. It also showed that I need to work on my health in regards to both sleeping more and eating healthier. Although having moderate stress, it says that I am a wellness-oriented person, with an ability to prosper as a whole person, but I should give a bit more attention to optimal health concepts and skill building.
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I feel that I need to learn more about certain things to help me when I do get stressed out and to control my stress in the first place.
B) Stress Management Techniques
Stress comes in many forms, but in my life, they stem from school, self-esteem about my weight and the future. With all of these stressors in my life, I needed to find some stress management techniques to help counteract and process them. The three most effective stress management techniques that I found this semester and that I will continue to practice throughout any stressful situations in my life, were watching Netflix, going on nature walks and being around/petting animals. When deciding which stress management technique to use, I take in to count what my stressor was and what my stress level is at. I also take in to count that I cannot always pick the one I want. For example, when the weather is raining or snowing, it permits me from going outside for a nature walk. With that said, just looking out a window at the rain or snow, still finds a way to calm me down. However, it only lasts as long as I keep staring out the window and therefore is not an ideal stress management technique for those conditions. Although watching Netflix is not my
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These goals will help me achieve lower stress levels and control over what my stressors are over the next 6-12 months. These three smart goals are based off of my goals for weight loss, my goals for the future and my goals for school. The first one I focused on is my weight smart goal, which I made specific by saying, I will lose weight and learn to love my appearance/body image. I also made a realistic and time-based realization that my weight loss will not be acquired in a month and therefore cannot get disappointed in the slow process but focus on the end results. I will also hope to achieve a 15 pound drop by the end of May, hopefully more if possible. The action-oriented part of this goal comes with me saying, I will start eating healthier and exercising more regularly. I believe this will help improve both my physical and mental health. All of this work can be measured by the inches and pounds that I lose and by the negative or positive way I view myself. The next smart goal is for my future, in regards to money, where I see myself living and what I see myself doing, job wise. I will put more than half of every paycheck into savings, which I receive every other week, and limit myself to spending less than $100 a month. I want to have an internship set in stone by June. I will have where I am living next year and who I am living with next year

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