Create a poster for the workplace that illustrates the relationship between stress and disease.
Backstory/Context: Stress is not limited to the very immediate actions we see in ourselves and others, such as being irritable, angry, anxious, nervous, and depressed. Stress and trauma can also have serious health consequences, from heart attacks to migraines. Many illnesses and diseases are the result of stress or made much worse by stress. Activities like exercise not only can reduce stress but also reduce the chance of illness. Likewise, slowing down and being in the moment, rather than always focusing on the next activity or everything that needs to be done, can help lengthen your life.
In your third assessment, you will create a workplace poster examining that stress-disease link. You will review coping and relaxation approaches and highlight organization-wide strategies to enhance wellness of employees. Job-related stress is often notable in our lives, and thus sharing such information in a workplace can help to support employees in their wellness journey.
Remember that there are small things that we can do each day to reduce our feelings of stress and enhance wellness.
Get yourself prepared by completing these steps:
- Select one of these disorders to focus your poster on: Irritable bowel syndrome.
- Locate 1–2 peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss how stress contributes to disease onset or progression.
Now that you have selected a disorder to focus on, begin creating your poster in Microsoft Word, including the following elements:
- Provide a thorough description of the disease.
- Explain in detail how stress can contribute to the progression of the disease.
- Explain why is it important to know about the connection between stress and disease.
- Identify approaches for addressing stress to minimize potential for the disease.
- What you can do:
- Explain the coping strategy that will help address this stress: Creative Problem Solving
- Explain the relaxation technique that will help address this stress: Exercise and Nutrition
- Describe the steps a workplace can take to address stress in the workplace.
- Find a peer-reviewed journal article that identifies strategies the workplace can use to support employees.
- Include system-wide supports that can be implemented across the organization.
- Use visual elements that support the main points.
- What you can do:
Submit your completed one-page poster with:
- Written communication: Written communication is in professional style with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
- Resources: Use a minimum of two sources 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.
- Explain why is it important to know about the connection between stress and disease.
- Competency 2: Analyze ways in which stress and trauma impact the lives of individuals.
- Explain in detail how stress can contribute to the progression of the disease.
- Competency 3: Recommend a variety of responses to stress and trauma to enhance wellness on personal, local, and global scales.
- Apply a coping strategy to address stress in order to to minimize potential for the disease.
- Apply a relaxation technique to address stress in order to to minimize potential for the disease.
- Describe organization-wide strategies that an employer can implement to support employees.
- 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.
- Incorporate visuals that support the overall message.
