Title: Apply coping strategies to stressful situations.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-18) > Section: Adjusting to Parenthood

Application may include

- identifying stressors
- expressing stressors to others
- finding support systems
- practicing methods to relieve stress.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- How does not being able to identify the emotions you are feeling cause stress?
- How do you know when you are experiencing stress?
- What is your emotional response to stress?

Communication

- How might feelings of anger, fear, shame, sadness, and grief affect your reaction to stress?
- With whom can you talk about your feelings?
- How is your child affected when you are experiencing high levels of stress?

Leadership

- What are sources of stress for you?
- What would happen if you made no attempt to manage stress in your life?
- Whom do you consider part of your personal and professional support systems?

Management

- What factors influence how you deal with stress?
- How can you turn stress into something that can help you?
- What steps can you take to relieve stress in your daily life?