A Reflection Report on Personal Development Plan and Stress Management

This assignment presents a reflection on stress management and personal development planning within an academic context. It includes an analysis of how poor stress management affects a student's well-being and learning, alongside various stress management techniques like exercise, sharing pr...Read More

Reflection

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
ASSESSMENT 1.............................................................................................................................4
REFLECTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................4
Development plan............................................................................................................................4
Resources.........................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
ASSESSMENT 2.............................................................................................................................6
Poor stress management can affect learning, well being as well as health of a student.........6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
In the academic life of an individual, educational artefacts play a major role by
facilitating learning and development. Personal development plan is a key approach which helps
a person to develop key skills and requirements. This project will cover analysis of a case study
on “Poor stress management can impact on well being in addition to health of a student. The
report also covers various means for management of feeling stressful, anxious and nervous.

ASSESSMENT 1
REFLECTIVE SUMMARY
The development of learning and knowledge play a significant role in personal and
professional life of a student. I personally believe that it is essential role of a person to focus on
different aspects and dimensions of learning and development to facilitate academic growth. I
consider that learning and development provides key knowledge related to subject matter for
overall growth. In my views, reflection is one of the best ways to check own assessment related
to learning and development. I have practised to write reflection on things I have learned during
my classroom sessions in a precise manner. In order to facilitate and develop self learning, it is
important for me to take assistance of personal development plan. I am having positive
experience related to knowledge development with help and support of key educational
practices. I have also taken help of two major reflection based approaches which are Gibbs
reflective cycle and KOLB's styles of learning.
Development plan
I believe that personal development is a major approach which is helpful in development
of effective skills in the life of an individual. With the help and support of personal development
plan, an individual can take competitive advantage over others. I am personally more focused on
preparing a personal development plan which will help me in developing key skills which are
time management, problem-solving and decision making. I will also focus on development of
communication skills which will help me to gain effective growth in career. I am taking help and
support of planning and strategic framework in order to develop key roles and responsibilities. I
have also decided a time period to accomplish all major objectives and targets of a personal
development plan. The enhancement of skills will help in management of various things related
to career and professional life.
Skill 1
I will focus on development of information and communication technology based skills.
This will help me gaining knowledge related to information and technology and implementation
in a precise and systematic manner.
Skill 2

The main focus of mine will be on increasing decision-making skills which will be
helpful in making crucial decisions related to different problems. Decision-making skills and
their implementation will also help me in increasing my focused abilities.
Skill 3
I will improve my critical thinking skills which will help me providing effective solutions
related to major aspects in academic and professional life. In order to improve my critical
thinking skills, I will take assistance of my professors and teachers.
Resources
The resources are considered as key elements which are supportive in self development. I
I will take help and support of books and journals in order to gain knowledge related to a subject
matter. I will also choose to use the internet and online videos to take guidance related to subject
matter. I will also focus on taking guidance by my seniors and professors to develop effective
and well managed practices. I am now focused on developing a major strategy which will help
me to develop crucial knowledge related to development of key competencies and skills.
CONCLUSION
The above discussion concludes the role of personal development plan in order to gain
competency edge in academic life. I will take support of various resources like books and
journals which will help me to gain essential knowledge. In order to monitor the progress, I will
take help of assessment approaches. I will also focus on increasing my knowledge with the help
and support of resources provided by my academic institution.

ASSESSMENT 2
Poor stress management can affect learning, well being as well as health of a student
In the academic life of an individual stress is considered as a major challenge or obstacle
which impacts on performance. It is very much essential for an individual to focus on
management of stress in order to gain optimum performance and desired results. The stress can
create a major impact on academic as well as on professional life in order to gain effective
outcomes. The stress level should be managed or minimised by an individual with the help of
major tools and techniques. Major academic institutions and universities focus on eliminating
stress faced by student in order to develop concept of well being. There are various institutions
which focus on stress management to ensure maximum output of a student (Romas, and Sharma,
2017). The stress in student life can increase chances of emotional stability which can directly
harm on brain of an individual. In the recent times, universities also guide students to focus on
stress management in order to gain competitive advantage in academic life. The well being of a
student depends on strategic actions and planning formulated by professors in order to arrange
effectiveness.
Mental condition of a student is also majorly important along with the physical health.
Motivation is a major factor which can be applied by an individual to focus on well being and its
development. Poor stress management can lead to make students and make them incompetent in
the academic life. The level of complexity is also maintained with the help of effective tools and
techniques that are yoga and exercise Amanvermez, Rahmadiana, and Cuijpers, 2020). Presence
of stress level can impact on performance of an individual and also impact on examination and
performance. The different types of techniques and methods which can be used by students to
manage stress and anxiety are mentioned below:
 Exercise and yoga- It is essential for an individual in the academic life to perform
exercises and yoga (An Indian art practised all over the world) to eliminate stress.
Student should make a precise time table and follow it in a systematic manner to facilitate
development of key practices (Morgan, 2017). All major students who are able to
eliminate their stress with the help of exercise, develops a key approach at the
marketplace. It is also one of the major role and responsibility of a student to focus on
doing creative exercise based methods to develop an effective approach. The mental

health is also resolved with the help and support of different types of exercises in order to
keep the development approach well maintained.
 Sharing problems- This is a major role of an individual to focus on sharing major
problems with someone who is capable of suggesting solutions. By sharing a problem, a
student can not only manage stress but he can also find out optimum solutions for some
problems. It is highly recommended for a student to find out different ways of sharing a
problem and frankly share it. This is also one of the key roles of an individual to develop
a planning based approach in order to share problems in an effective manner. The
different individuals in academic life also focus on key areas of development with major
focus on stress management (Kennedy, and Parker, 2019). Sharing of a problem with
someone close like parents and teachers can help in development of future strategy.
 Positive sleeping time and schedule- This is one of the crucial factors which is helpful
in maintaining stress level. The student must an ideal time in time table for sleeping and
waking up as well. Development of proper sleep based routine will help in increasing key
competitive strength of an individual. This is also one of major planning of an individual
to focus on sleeping hours and take a minimum 8 hours of sleep. The main focus on an
individual to give priority to sleep time table irrespective of circumstances. Sleeping time
is also measured with the help of smart tools and techniques that are part of digital
technology.
 Time management- This is one of the most crucial aspect of a person in which time
should be managed according to routine tasks. The allocation of time should be
performed on the basis of routine works like study, sleep, learning and development
based activities (Terp, Hjärthag, and Bisholt, 2019).. A student should bifurcate time
according to priority and follow it with strictness. Management of time should be key
priority of an individual which helps him to focus on development of learning goals and
objectives.

CONCLUSION
From the above stated discussion it can be concluded that it is key role of an individual to
focus on learning and development in academic life for individual growth. The key advantage of
stress management is related to positive outcomes in individual study based approach. This
project also concludes the importance of personal development approach in management of
stress with planning framework. This project also concludes significant role played by stress
management in academic life of an individual.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Romas, J.A. and Sharma, M., 2017. Practical stress management: A comprehensive workbook.
Academic Press.
Amanvermez, Y., Rahmadiana, M.. and Cuijpers, P., 2020. Stress management interventions for
college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology: Science and
Practice.
Morgan, B.M., 2017. Stress management for college students: An experiential multi-modal
approach. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 12(3), pp.276-288.
Kennedy, L. and Parker, S.H., 2019. Biofeedback as a stress management tool: a systematic
review. Cognition, Technology & Work, 21(2), pp.161-190.
Terp, U., Hjärthag, F. and Bisholt, B., 2019. Effects of a cognitive behavioral-based stress
management program on stress management competency, self-efficacy and self-esteem
experienced by nursing students. Nurse educator, 44(1), pp.E1-E5.
Karaca, A. and Şişman, N.Y., 2019. Effects of a stress management training program with
mindfulness-based stress reduction. Journal of Nursing Education, 58(5), pp.273-280.