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. …show more content…
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 …show more content…
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
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. …show more content…
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 …show more content…
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