Stress Management

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Stress Management

• Presented by
• Jack Trammell
• 11/10/2003

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The facts about stress

• 43 of all adults suffer adversely from stress
• 75-90 of all visits to PCPs are stress related
• The market for stress-related products and
  services is billions of dollars

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How stressed are you??

• Complete the self-test
• Answer honestly!
• Listen for where your score falls
• If you finish early, see if you can complete the
  questions on the back

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Woware you at risk?

• 0 25 Youre fine
• 26-35 Watch things
• 36-50 Candidate for stress!
• 51-65 Burning out!
• Over 65

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Okayso what to do?

• There are the obvious oneseat, sleep, exercise
• But what about the not so obvious??

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Stress Strategies

• Mental Techniques Reduction Anticipation
  Self-suggestion
• Physical Techniques Muscle Relaxation
  Breathing Control Biofeedback
• Long Term Techniques Time Management Slowing
  Down

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Kill the red-haired guy, too
http//www.cooltoons.com/stressederic/stresstest/
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Now, introducing STRESS, the brochure

• Take the handy brochure with you as you leave
  today
• Highlight one strategy in it
• Take it to your next mentoring meeting and say
  Look, I did this!
• Impress your mentor

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Sources, etc.

• Jack Trammell email jtrammel_at_rmc.edu
• www.stress.org
• Contact the CCCP with questions (see brochure)