Stress Less: Strategies for Success
"Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we live to please others."
- Paulo Coelho
- Paulo Coelho
"There can't be a stressful crisis next week. My diary is already full.”
- Henry Kissinger
- Henry Kissinger
Training Outcomes:
- Acknowledge that stress is an inevitable part of life and the workplace.
- Understand the mechanisms of stress and how it affects you when facing overwhelming situations.
- Learn that many positive life events can be rated as stressors and discover their beneficial effects.
- Familiarise yourself with the General Adaptation Syndrome, including its three stages and the physiological responses to stress.
- Explore effective stress relievers and tips for managing stress.
Format:
The format regarding duration and number of participants is subject to mutual agreement.
What you will learn:
- Stress, lifestyle and health - why it matters
- Psychological and physiological nature, causes and effects of stress
- „Eustress vs. distress"
- Physiological, cognitive and behavioural reactions to stress
- Fight or flight mechanism
- Life stressors + workplace stressors
- Job strain and burnout
- Emotions - the most appropriate response to stress
- How to manage emotions?
- Verbal communication - active listening, assertive communication, etc.
Why it matters to be familiar with stress management:
- You do not want or need to “burn-out”
- You want to communicate assertively even in stressful situations
- You must be able to manage aggression in your communication
- Anxiety and depression are adversaries to your well-being
