MODULE I. Introduction

1. The physiology and causes of stress.

• Nature of stress.
• Stress as a helping mechanism.

1. How does stress affect our thinking and behavior?

• Personal diagnosis of stress reaction.
• How stress affects work?
• Consequences of long-term stress.

MODULE II. Nature of emotions

1. How do basic emotions affect our lives?

• Universal rules and laws of emotions.
• The Emotional Brain and the Rational Brain: The Neurological Basis of How the Brain Works.

2. What are your emotions telling you?

• Triangle of emotional reactions.

3. Difficult emotions at work.

• Emotional pattern self-diagnosis

4. How do I deal with difficult emotions?

• Recognizing and naming emotions.
• Emotional intelligence – how to learn it?

MODULE III. Understanding my own stress

1. What stresses me out? What can I change and what is beyond my control?
2. Mindfulness – learning to observe your own thoughts and emotions

• Mindfulness practice for dealing with everyday stress at work.
• Meditation techniques and exercises to increase self-awareness.

3. The best stress and emotional tension regulation techniques in practice

MODULE IV. Types of personalities

1. Personality – why people tend to react differently to the same situations?
2. Personality analysis with a selected test in terms of stress coping style.
3. The role of personal habits in managing emotions and stress.

• Practical techniques for changing undesirable emotional habits.

MODULE V. Stress in the body

1. Schultz’s autogenic training.
2. Jacobson’s progressive relaxation.
3. Finding new ways to express stress through the body.

MODULE V. Methods of personal development helpful in reducing stress

1. Covey’s circle of influence.
2. Circle of values – coaching method of working with priorities.
3. Edward de Bono’s Thinking Hats.

MODULE I. Introduction

1. The physiology and causes of stress.

• Nature of stress.
• Stress as a helping mechanism.

1. How does stress affect our thinking and behavior?

• Personal diagnosis of stress reaction.
• How stress affects work?
• Consequences of long-term stress.

MODULE II. Nature of emotions

1. How do basic emotions affect our lives?

• Universal rules and laws of emotions.
• The Emotional Brain and the Rational Brain: The Neurological Basis of How the Brain Works.

2. What are your emotions telling you?

• Triangle of emotional reactions.

3. Difficult emotions at work.

• Emotional pattern self-diagnosis

4. How do I deal with difficult emotions?

• Recognizing and naming emotions.
• Emotional intelligence – how to learn it?

MODULE III. Understanding my own stress

1. What stresses me out? What can I change and what is beyond my control?
2. Mindfulness – learning to observe your own thoughts and emotions

• Mindfulness practice for dealing with everyday stress at work.
• Meditation techniques and exercises to increase self-awareness.

3. The best stress and emotional tension regulation techniques in practice

MODULE IV. Types of personalities

1. Personality – why people tend to react differently to the same situations?
2. Personality analysis with a selected test in terms of stress coping style.
3. The role of personal habits in managing emotions and stress.

• Practical techniques for changing undesirable emotional habits.

MODULE V. Stress in the body

1. Schultz’s autogenic training.
2. Jacobson’s progressive relaxation.
3. Finding new ways to express stress through the body.

MODULE V. Methods of personal development helpful in reducing stress

1. Covey’s circle of influence.
2. Circle of values – coaching method of working with priorities.
3. Edward de Bono’s Thinking Hats.