Seeking Creative Ideas for Organizing a Stress Management Training Session

Hi,

Could the cast and crew of CiteHR help me out in organizing a training session on Stress Management? Something like role-plays, audio-visuals, presentations, etc.

Regards,
Mahi

Hi Mahi,

I am a trainer in behavioral sciences and have conducted a few sessions on stress management. You can utilize games and activities to illustrate the concept of Eustress and then explore various stress management methodologies.

Regards,
Kalpana

Hi Kalpana,

Thank you very much for your contribution. Could you please add more information on EUSTRESS? I have very few games related to it. Please let me know if you have more resources on this topic. I have games on motivation, teamwork, and leadership, but not much on stress.

Thank you once again. I hope you can extend your guidance.

Take care.

Regards,
Mahi

Eustress would be, in simple terms, "good stress." Stress usually follows an inverted "U" curve. Very little stress means I feel bored and I don't feel like stretching myself. So stress leading me to stretch myself is - Eustress. But, that which is beyond the peak of "U" would be debilitating.

There is also another viewpoint that the conceptualization of the inverted "U" may not be correct, and beyond the peak, there can be a plateau. This would apply to high achievers who love to chase a moving target.

Related to games, I use running a 100m stretch. You measure the exact time each participant takes. Then another round, with measurement. One more if participants are not tired but even asking them to imagine one more round would help explain the inverted "U." It is invigorating to do a 100m run the first time. It brings us out of lethargy, etc. But doing it again and again improves performance until some point. Then tiredness does set in. (The levels may be different for different people)