PY680 Stress Management (1 cr.)

This course offers participants an opportunity to understand stress and stress management concepts, and to develop skills to assist themselves and others. The focus is on exploring how the mind and body interact to create a stress response and on learning specific tools to regulate this response. Current research, techniques, and applications are considered.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Understand the concepts of stress and stress management.
2. Utilize skills in stress management.
3. Analyze the interaction of body and mind in the creation of a stress response.