Stress Management: 01. Understanding Stress

This Understanding Stress course reviews the common signs, symptoms and causes of stress in our lives and discusses how we can overcome them. In this video, you will learn the difference between acute and chronic stress and how both internal and external factors can contribute to their escalation. You'll also discover the four factors that influence how well we deal with pressure and how to use them to deal with stress more effectively. This short video is part of our Stress Management series, which provides valuable tips on how to reduce stress in the workplace. The course comes complete with downloadable student materials for easy reference and a short online quiz to test what you've learned.

Learning objectives:

• Recognize when you are stressed by understanding the signs and symptoms. Manage workplace stress by addressing the internal and external causes