Week 3 - Stress physiology

This week in stress management we'll be focussing on stress physiology.

Last week we discussed and developed a subjective assessment protocol for stress

Tasks for the week

1. Read about stress physiology and make diagrams to illustrate at least three of the following
   
   • The layers and functions of the triune brain
   • The physiological initiation of the fight or flight response
   • Short-term effects of stress
   • Chronic effects of stress
   
   
2. We will discuss how these elements of stress physiology may be used within the stress monitor instrument.
   
   
3. Breath retraining - try teaching breath retaining to 2-3 people this week preferably friends and family. Next week you can start to use it with clients in a stress management context.
   
   
4. Later in the week we will discuss how massage application can be modified depending on the stage of the stress response.