Complete a worksheet outlining your plan for applying a coping strategy and a relaxation technique to stressors in your own life.
To prepare for this assessment, you will need to select one coping strategy and one relaxation technique listed below to explore in greater detail for this assessment and Assessment 4. Consider how you can use or potentially use each in your own life. Ideally you should plan to spend some time trying each out during your time in this course and report back on your experiences.
- Relaxation Technique Chosen is Music Therapy
- Coping Strategy is Humor
Complete the worksheet, where you will be asked to address the following elements:
- Identify and briefly describe the coping strategy and the relaxation technique you have chosen.
- Identify three or more stressors in your life that you can focus on during this course.
- Explain why your selected coping strategy and relaxation technique appeal to you.
- Describe how you will use the coping strategy and relaxation technique.
- Describe the challenges that you see to applying your chosen strategies and techniques.
- Note: Please provide supporting evidence by citing your textbook and two peer-reviewed journal articles (one on your coping strategy and one on your relaxation technique) within your responses.
As you complete the planning worksheet, be sure to look ahead to the instructions and requirements for Assessment 4, Coping and Relaxation Presentation, which will directly relate to this assessment.
Submit your complete worksheet with the following:
- Written communication: Written communication is in professional style with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
- Resources: Use your textbook and a minimum of two peer-reviewed journal articles.
- APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
GRADING RUBRIC:
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Apply current theory and research to specific topics in stress, trauma, and wellness.
- Identify a coping strategy and relaxation technique.
- Describe a plan for using the coping strategy and relaxation technique.
- Competency 2: Analyze ways in which stress and trauma impact the lives of individuals.
- Explain why the coping strategy and relaxation technique are appealing as they relate to personal stressors.
- Describe the challenges in applying the chosen strategy and technique.
- Competency 4: Communicate with appropriate purpose, organization, evidence, tone, and sentence structure.
- Use APA style formatting for citations and reference list with only minor errors.
- Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
