Stress Awareness Month has been running in the UK every April since 1992 to raise awareness of the causes of stress and to offer guidance on where support can be found when dealing with stress.
If you think you might be suffering from stress the university Occupational Health team have put together some Advice & Guidance.
The Student Support services are available for anyone at the university looking for help with wellbeing and counselling.
We have put together a list of videos available on the Kanopy platform that take a look at stress. There are many other titles on the platform that you may find useful.
Understanding and Managing Stress
“One fundamental aspect of stress is that different people respond to similar events in different ways. To understand why, Professor Sanderson examines the nature of stress — in relationships, in work, and in the environment — and shows how stress can be helpful (e.g., fight or flight) or harmful (e.g., PTSD). See how to better manage your stress.”
Stress, Learning, and Memory
“This episode explains the science behind how short-term stress enhances memory and learning, while chronic stress may actually work to kill neurons in the hippocampus.”
The Stress of Learning and Mastery
“Over half of Americans are stressed about their performance at work. Here, learn the importance of deliberate practice: perhaps the most effective strategy for cultivating competence at work. Then, ponder the idea of the “imposter syndrome,” learn how to receive feedback, dispel the myth of “magical transformation,” and more.”
How Stress and Emotion Affect Learning
“Ask almost anyone where they were when they heard about major events like the 9/11 attacks or the Challenger explosion and they remember immediately. Why, psychologically, do those memories remain so vivid? And do short, quick moments of stress versus chronic stress affect our memories differently? How? These answers and more await you.”
Channeling Stress for a Competitive Edge
“Performance stress can help you perform at a higher level – if you know how to control it. First, learn how to repurpose this kind of stress as excitement. Then, discover what research says about how posture and “flow” (immersion in the moment) can help you perform better in stressful situations.”
How Your Brain Manages Stress
“Though stress is usually considered negative, research reveals it is our perceived inability to control stress that does most of the damage. Unravel how the brain responds to stress on a neurological and chemical level, and survey what neuroscience research has to say about how to reduce stress in your life by learning to control it.”
Stress and Your Body collection
“Feeling stressed? You’re not alone. Stress is a fact of life. And the key to changing how stress affects you is a thorough knowledge of how it works—which you’ll find in the 24 fascinating lessons of Stress and Your Body, taught by one of the world’s foremost researchers on stress and neurobiology.”
Choose Your Adventure: Choose Your Stress
“Choice and stress are fundamentally intertwined. What does learned helplessness tell us about our sense of control? Is too much choice more stressful than fewer choices? Is someone obsessed with making the best possible choice happier than someone who’s not? How can you make better decisions under stress?”
Learning from Your Stress
“Dr. Bonura leaves you with skills to learn from the stress in your life. Discover why it’s important to feel a sense of purpose; how the frequency of positive experiences you have is more important than their intensity; and why it truly is important to appreciate the small things.”
Turning Stress into Strength
“Your response to stress is intimately related to how you view the world. In learning to neutralize stress, map your own emotional life and consider research on the effects of positive emotions. Then learn a technique, using focused breathing and imagery, for reaching a positive feeling state and disarming the stress response.”
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