Personal Reflection Journal on Stressors and Symptom Groups

Name: ___________________________________
Personal Reflection Journal ASSIGNMENT DUE: July 18, 2018 Value: 15% Mark: /21
STRESSORS
Identify and explain 3 specific stressful
events that you have experienced
recently (indicate if it is positive or
negative).
SYMPTOM GROUPS
List symptoms according to the given categories (if applicable)
How did you handle
these events at the
time? Explain.
Identify and explain a
specific change that you
can make for each stressor
to reduce stress. (How
would you handle a
similar situation in the
future?)
Physical Emotional Cognitive Behavioral
1.
Time was an important stressor that
affected me. I could not manage time
effectively and therefore it acted as a
stressor as I had to juggle my
assignments, placements, lecture classes,
part-time jobs, household commitments
successfully
I was tired,
fatigued and
stressed
from
working
without a
stop
I was
anxious as I
could not
find a way
about how
to handle so
many
activities
* I started
avoiding
group
meetings,
social
gatherings,
family dinners
and other
commitments
in order to
manage time
for my work.
With the help of my
mentor, I started keeping
a diary where I planned
my daily activities in the
morning and allocated
time schedules for them
and strictly adhered to
them
I would not become tensed.
I would write all the
commitments and activities
serially according to order.
Then I will allocate them the
time and adhere to it.
2.
Anticipatory stress resulted when I was
supposed to give a presentation in my
university. Fear of failure in the
presentation was the stressor here
My hands
used to
tremble
thinking of
the
situation. I
also started
fumbling
when I used
to think of
the event of
presentation
.
I was
anxious and
losing
confidence
I feared that
I would not
be able to
memorize
the points
* I realized that I have low
confidence level and I
am being concerned
over a fact that I am
anticipating to be worse.
My mentor counseled
me and asked me to
address the personal
fears as this would lower
my stress. I thereby put
extra time for practicing
and thereby prepared all
tough questions. This
made me feel prepared
for the event
Meditation is one effective
way for the reduction of this
form of stress. It helps n
concentrating what is
happening right now than
considering an imagined
future. overcoming fear can
also be achieved by making
contingency plans,
analyzing all possible
outcome and thereby
developing a clear idea.
3.
The last stress was the situation stress.
We were participating in the debate
My hands
and feet
started
I was scared
and anxious
and felt like
* I sat at one
corner feeling
helpless and
I immediately called the
professors who were
present in the floor and
I tried to develop emotional
intelligence with proper
self-awareness and self-
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