Health 1110 - Stress Management - 3 Credit
Hours
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Aromatherapy |
Ayurveda |
Biofeedback |
Bodywork |
Breathwork |
Chinese Medicine |
Colonic Cleansing |
Color Therapy |
Art Therapy |
Flower Essences |
Gemstone Therapy |
Herbs, Roots, & Seeds |
Homeopathy |
Iridology |
Emotional Freedom Techniques |
Hypnosis |
Acupuncture |
Therapeutic Humor |
Massage |
Massage Therapy |
Reiki |
Music Therapy |
Naturopathy |
Polarity Therapy |
Qigong |
Magnets |
Tai chi |
Sensory Deprivation |
Therapeutic Touch |
Yoga |
Participation
During
class time, we will involve ourselves in many different types of activities.
Your participation will be essential. Many of these activities will have
points attached to them. These will be available only if you are here to
participate in them.
Content Class-notes Quizzes
Three
in-class quizzes will be given during the semester. These will treat
information that comes almost exclusively from class lecture and activities.
Book Review
A review of a book relating to stress management, mental, emotional, and/or
spiritual health will be due by the date shown. The book will be chosen from
the book list provided to you, or you may present a book to the instructor for
his approval. The review should be in the following format: 3-4 typed pages,
double- spaced, with one-inch margins. It should also include a cover page
stating the title of the book, the author of the book, the date the book was
published, the student's name, and the student's I.D. number.
Books you have to read for other classes will not be permitted
for this book review.
The content of the review must include a thorough analysis of the
following:
Main ideas of the book |
Why you chose the book |
How the author(s) of the book approaches stress
management, mental, emotional and/or spiritual health |
Information that you learned |
Ideas you thought were interesting |
To what audience is the author writing |
How you have changed after reading the book |
If you would, or would not recommend this book to others,
and why or why not |
Any other appropriate and interesting things you might
include |
The book review will be graded for completeness on the book and
for grammar and spelling. You will be asked which book you have chosen by the
third week of the class.
Go to the E-syllabus for a list of
suggested books from which to choose for this project. If you choose a book
that is not on the list, please run it by your instructor for approval.
http://faculty.weber.edu/molpin/healthclasses/1110/greatbooks.html
Stress Relief Final Paper
During
the semester you will learn about and experience a wide variety of activities
designed specifically to help you both reduce and prevent stress. You will do
these both in the classroom and on your own. Examples of these include those
that are on the Stress Relief DVD along with several additional guided
imageries, meditation, yoga, massage, etc. We will also work on many topics
that will help you make better sense of the way your thoughts can lead to
stress, and effective ways of changing them. A few examples of these include
mindfulness, trust, living by our values, overcoming fear, levels of responding,
time management, etc.
At the end of the semester, you will write a paper that
summarizes your experience of the things you did in class along with a brief
summary of other aspects of the class. The paper should include the following
items:
1.
A cover page with your name, the course, the title of the
paper, and the date
2.
The body of the paper that includes a thorough discussion of your subjective experience of the class
activities designed to help you manage and reduce your stress according to
the following questions:
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Which class activities and topics did you find most
useful for you towards managing your stress and gaining greater sense of
inner peace? Why?
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Which class activities and topics did you find least
useful for you towards managing your stress and gaining greater sense of
inner peace? Why?
·
Which of the relaxation techniques did you find most
enjoyable and why?
·
Which of the relaxation techniques did you find least
enjoyable and why?
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Which areas of the class and relaxation techniques you
plan to use in the future and why?
·
Describe a few ways that you have changed as a result of
the knowledge and experiences of this class since the beginning of the
semester. Include ways that your stress symptoms have changed (headaches,
sleeping habits, irritability, etc); ways you perceive things differently
than before; also, include a brief comment or two on how others have noticed
changes in you.
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If you were to take the class again, in what ways could
the class be improved to enhance your experience of it?
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Did you get what you wanted out of the class?
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Finish by including any other final thoughts that would
help me improve the class, or anything you feel you would like me to know
about your experience of the class.
Evaluation
Your grade will be calculated by the accumulation of points from
the following items:
Personal Constitution
Relaxation Exercises
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30 points
90 points
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Grades are based on a percentage of the total possible points
earned in the class.
The following total number of points is associated with the final grades.
93% and above A |
73% C |
90% A- |
70% C- |
87% B+ |
67% D+ |
83% B |
63% D |
80% B- |
60% D- |
77% C+ |
Less than 60% E |
Your grades scores and ongoing grade for this course are found in
the webspace designated for this class. This is accessible by following the instructions
at the top of this syllabus.
Classroom Chatter
It is
rude to talk in class when someone else, either the instructor or another
student, is speaking. Please be courteous by avoiding idle chatter during
class. If you must carry on a conversation, please leave the room to do so.
Dismissing Class
We will dismiss class when the class activities are finished for the day.
Please refrain from "packing up" before we are officially through.
Rarely will we go overtime. Occasionally we will finish early. Regardless, it
is very rude to hurry up the finish time of the class. If you absolutely must
leave during class, please leave in a way that does not disrupt the flow of
the class.
Food in the Classroom
If you
must bring food into the classroom, make sure you bring enough food to share
with everyone (including the instructor).
Cell Phones and Other
Electronic Devices
Please turn off, and leave in your bags, any cell phone or other
electronic device that you might have in your possession while in the
classroom.
Safety Information
As with any physiological or psychological training tool that can
effectively help you improve your health, you may find you need less
medication, if you are taking medications for stress, anxiety, pain, high blood
pressure, diabetes or other stress related disorders. It would be wise to
discuss any changes in your needs with your prescribing doctor.
Academic Misconduct
Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. Evidence of not doing your own
work will result in an automatic zero for that assignment on the first
infraction. Evidence of not doing your own work a second time will result in
an automatic failing grade for the class. This rule applies for all tests,
in-class assignments and outside of class assignments unless the instructor
stipulates that the work may be done with partners or groups. Obviously,
studying for tests and such may be done with others.
Students with Disabilities
"Any student requiring accommodations or serviced due to a
disability must contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) in room
181 of the
A word about this class. Albert Einstein said, "Stupidity
is most clearly demonstrated by the person who ridicules something he knows
nothing about." Many topics and ideas in this class may be rather
new and different from the thinking and activities you have grown up with and
accepted as accurate. I will not be asking you to believe anything new in
this class. I will ask you to suspend judgment about the things you see and
hear, and the things that we discuss. Just let the ideas work in you and see
what value they have for you. Regardless of how strange the ideas and
activities might seem, they have been found to be useful in reducing stress,
gaining greater control of our lives, and attaining greater levels of inner
peace. If you choose to take this course, please allow yourself to dive in
and get really wet. My commitment to you is that if you do, it may be the
most valuable course you will ever take.
Course Schedule
Date |
Weekly Discussion Topics &
Activities |
Assignments |
Week 1 |
Requirements and
course intro; Self-Assessment; The Nature of stress |
Aphorisms
& |
Week 2 |
Physiology of
Stress; Stress and Disease; How to Relax; The PowerNap |
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Week 3 |
Perception &
Interpretation; Cognitive Restructuring-Choice |
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Week 4 |
Levels of
Responding; Relaxing Breathing |
Restful Breathing |
Week 5 |
Fear |
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Week 6 |
Mindfulness; Flowing
Comfort |
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Week 7 |
Love; Meaning, |
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Week 8 |
Article Reviews –
alternative therapies; Good & Bad stress management; Autogenics |
Articles Reviews |
Week 9 |
Time
Management; Quiz 2; Progressive Relaxation |
Progressive Relaxation |
Week 10 |
Subconscious Mind
& Guided Imagery; Music |
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Week 11 |
Guided Imagery
continued; Book Review |
Book Review |
Week 12 |
Guided Imagery -
Inner Wisdom; Meditation |
Mantra
Meditation |
Week 13 |
Massage;
Trust |
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Week 14 |
Yoga |
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Week 15 |
Putting it all
together - Playfulness & Childlikeness; Quiz 3 |
Stress Relief Paper |
This
schedule is subject to change based on the speed, direction, and focus of the
class.
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