During this unit, you will be introduced to stress management.

Specifically, at the end of this unit you will be able to:

• Evaluate the role of psychology in managing stress.
• Evaluate the process of progressive muscle relaxation and autogenic muscle relaxation.
• Explore other methods for relieving stress. 
• Evaluate the effectiveness of stress management programmes in reducing stress induced health problems. 

In order to complete this unit, you should have the following:

• Access to the introductory chapter of a good health psychology text-book. For example Ogden (2004).

Guidelines on these web pages: how to use them, and the various conventions used within them can be found on this link.