You are now at your final assessment for this course. It’s time to revise the work that you put together for Assessment 1. Your final assessment will involve a presentation in which you focus on your work with the coping strategy and relaxation technique you have chosen. Whether it has taken you days, weeks, or months to get to this final assessment, reflect on how you have used your chosen coping strategy and relaxation technique in your everyday life to pursue a path of wellness. Consider how you can continue to use these two approaches, along with others, as you leave this course and continue with your life journey. How will you share what you have learned in this course with others?
Remember that there are small things we can do each day to reduce our feelings of stress and enhance wellness.
- An exercise routine can reduce stress, reduce heart rate, and make us look and feel better. Your exercise can be as simple as walking your dog! (Popov et al., 2021). Consider opting outside this week and engaging in an active physical endeavor of your choice.
- What is your go-to small action to reduce stress? And, what else might you try? Consider walking your dog, petting your cat, reading a book, having a cup of tea, knitting, playing a musical instrument, et cetera (Li et al., 2022).
Your journey with wellness and self-care is a lifelong process, and I want to leave you with one final thought. Remember to label your stress. Sometimes that sounds odd to people, but too often we think of ourselves as stress—we “own” it too much. Stress isn’t you, and you are not stress. Consider the toolbox of strategies and techniques you have built during this course, and remember to use it throughout your academic journey and your life.
This course has covered a variety of topics that may have been emotionally and intellectually challenging. If you or someone you know need resources in this area, please visit Capella’s Learner Resources and Support. Visit the Learner Wellness Center to learn more about 24/7 access to resources supporting wellness and mental health. For supports and accommodations for learners with disabilities, visit the Disability Services or contact [email protected].
Reference
Li, X., Ren, Z., Ji, T., Shi, H., Zhao, H., He, M., Fan, X., Guo, X., Zha, S., Qiao, S., Li, Y., Pu, Y., Liu, H., & Zhang, X. (2022). Association between perceived life stress and subjective well-being among Chinese perimenopausal women: A moderated mediation analysis. PeerJ, 10. https://doi.org/10.7717%2Fpeerj.12787
Popov, S., Sokic, J., & Stupar, D. (2021). Activity matters: Physical exercise and stress coping during the 2020 COVID-19 state of emergency. Psihologija, 54(3), 307–322. https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI200804002P
To prepare for this project, you may want to keep notes on how you use the coping strategy and relaxation technique that you’ve chosen—as these can be used to inform the writing of your PowerPoint.
Coping Strategies:Relaxation Techniques:Cognitive restructuring.Breathing.Healthy balance.Meditation and mindfulness.Journal writing.Yoga.Expressive art therapy.Mental imagery and visualization.Humor therapy.Music therapy.Creative problem-solving.Massage therapy.Communication skills in the digital age.T’ai Chi.Resource management-managing time and money.Progressive muscle relaxation.
Additional coping strategies:
- Social-support groups.
- Hobbies.
- Forgiveness.
- Dream therapy.
- Prayer and faith.
Biofeedback.Exercise and nutrition.Ecotherapy.
Create a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following elements:
- Title slide.
- Coping Strategy (2–3 slides).
- Provide background on the coping strategy that was chosen.
- Explain how one theory from the textbook supports the coping strategy.
- Describe scholarly research from three peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss the use of this strategy.
- Relaxation Technique (2–3 slides).
- Provide background on the relaxation technique that was chosen.
- Explain how one theory supports the relaxation technique.
- Describe scholarly research from three peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss the use of this technique.
- Experience with Coping Strategy (1–2 slides).
- Summarize how you used or explored the coping strategy.
- Explain the successes and challenges you’ve had with the coping strategy.
- Experience with Relaxation Technique (1–2 slides).
- Summarize how you used or explored the relaxation technique.
- Explain the successes and challenges you’ve had with the relaxation technique.
- Present suggestions for how you could use both of these in the future or perhaps why you might want to try different coping strategies and relaxation techniques (1–2 slides).
- References.
Note: Each slide should include a recording or speaker notes to explain that slide’s key points in more detail.
Create a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following elements:
- Title slide.
- Coping Strategy (2–3 slides).
- Provide background on the coping strategy that was chosen.
- Explain how one theory from the textbook supports the coping strategy.
- Describe scholarly research from three peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss the use of this strategy.
- Relaxation Technique (2–3 slides).
- Provide background on the relaxation technique that was chosen.
- Explain how one theory supports the relaxation technique.
- Describe scholarly research from three peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss the use of this technique.
- Experience with Coping Strategy (1–2 slides).
- Summarize how you used or explored the coping strategy.
- Explain the successes and challenges you’ve had with the coping strategy.
- Experience with Relaxation Technique (1–2 slides).
- Summarize how you used or explored the relaxation technique.
- Explain the successes and challenges you’ve had with the relaxation technique.
- Present suggestions for how you could use both of these in the future or perhaps why you might want to try different coping strategies and relaxation techniques (1–2 slides).
- References.
Note: Each slide should include a recording or speaker notes to explain that slide’s key points in more detail.
When submitting your presentation, you have the option of submitting a recording of your presentation or including speaker notes. Please double check that you do include one or the other to complement your slides! Speaker notes typically accompany each individual slide. Provide 1–2 additional paragraphs of explanation for the bullet points that appear on that individual slide. A recording would include that same content, but spoken instead of written.
- Written communication: Written communication is professional, with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
- Resources: Use a minimum of seven sources—your textbook and six peer-reviewed journal articles from the Capella University Library.
- APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
- Refer to Academic Writer for guidance in using the proper APA style. See the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for instructions on accessing and using Academic Writer.
- Length: 9–14 PowerPoint slides with speaker notes or recording.
- Font and font size: use a minimum of 12-point font.
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 the background of the selected coping strategy.
- Describe scholarly research on the use of this coping strategy.
- Explain the background of the selected relaxation technique.
- Describe scholarly research on the use of this relaxation technique.
- Competency 3: Recommend a variety of responses to stress and trauma to enhance wellness on personal, local, and global scales.
- Explain experiences, successes, and challenges related to a coping strategy.
- Explain experiences, successes, and challenges related to a relaxation technique.
- Present suggestions for future use or discontinued use of coping strategies and relaxation techniques.
- 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 oral presentation, incorporating appropriate evidence and visuals and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Criterion 1-Explain the background of the selected coping strategy.Distinguished-Explains the background and related theory for the selected coping strategy, including supporting evidence.Criterion 2-Describe scholarly research on the use of this coping strategy. Distinguished- Describes scholarly research on the use of this coping strategy from at least three peer-reviewed journal articles.Criterion 3-Explain the background of the selected relaxation technique. Distinguished-Explains the background and related theory for the selected relaxation technique, including supporting evidence.criterion 4-Describe scholarly research on the use of this relaxation technique. Distinguished-Describes scholarly research on the use of this relaxation technique from at least three peer-reviewed journal articles.criterion 5-Explain experiences, successes, and challenges related to a coping strategy. Distinguished- Explains experiences, successes, and challenges related to a coping strategy with supporting evidence or examples.criterion 6-Explain experiences, successes, and challenges related to a relaxation technique. Distinguished-Explains experiences, successes, and challenges related to a relaxation technique with supporting evidence or examples.criterion 7-Present suggestions for future use or discontinued use of coping strategies and relaxation techniques. Distinguished-Presents suggestions for future use or discontinued use of coping strategies and relaxation techniques with supporting evidence or examples.criterion 8-Use APA style formatting for citations and reference list with only minor errors. Distinguished-Uses proper APA style formatting for citations and reference list.criterion 9-Address assessment purpose in a well-organized oral presentation, incorporating appropriate evidence and visuals and tone in grammatically sound sentences. Distinguished-Presents a focused purpose through strong organizational skills. Presents evidence through strong paraphrasing and summarizing as well as appropriate tone and sentence structure.