PE 200 Stress Management (2 credits)
Course Description
A course designed to make the student aware of stress and how it can impact their quality of life. It will provide methods for identifying stressors and strategies to effectively manage them. Students will be able to construct a personalized life style management program.
Course Content
A. Classifications of stress B. Stressors C. The General Adaptation Syndrome D. Sympathetic nerve response (fight or flight) E. Mind body connection F. Physiological stressors G. Stress and personalities types H. Locus of control I. Psycho-physiology and stress response J. Nutrition and stress K. Physical activity and stress L. Evidence base, inclusive stress management techniques M. Intersectionality in Stress N. Cross-cultural differencesin stress perception O. Inclusive communication P. Diverse self-care approaches Q. Accessing support networks and resources R. Pierce College Mental Health Counseling S. Local/Professional Resources
Student Outcomes
1. Describe the nature of stress, the stress response, causes of stress, the relationship between stress and disease, culturally diverse aproaches and practices, and leveraging virtual, college-wide, local and professional resources for mental health support.
2. Identify the benefits of exercise to improve one’s health and wellness through the development of SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound) goals for the purpose of self-analysis, self-discovery, and self-reflection to include evidence-based coping strategies and relaxation techniques to decrease the impact of stress on one’s body, mind, spirit and emotions that are culturally appropriate for oneself.
3. Articulate how different individuals and communities experience and cope with stress differently, acknowledging barriers that certain individuals and groups face in accessing stress relief resources.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome: Graduates will increase their awareness, knowledge and behavioral skills regarding the role of physical activity and exercise as a foundation for life-long health and wellness.
Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.
Intercultural Engagement
Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.
Lecture Contact Hours 10
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30
Potential Methods
A. Instructor and self-evaluation of contributions to class discussion B. Participation in specialized lab activity C. Instructor, peer, and self-evaluation of small group participation D. Written self-health and fitness assessment plan E. Completion of out-of-class activities done in the community, e.g. based upon activities suggested in the textbook F. Objective examination (multiple choice, true-false, fill-in) G. Prevention/intervention project H. Critical thinking rubric I. Multiculturalism rubric J. Responsibility rubric
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