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Stress Management

Harvard Medical School via Harvard Health Online Learning

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Chronic stress can exact a toll upon you—physically, emotionally, and psychologically. "Stress Management," Harvard's in-depth online course, will restore calm and put you in command! This course gives you the tools you need to build a powerful shield to protect yourself from stress and its effects.

Syllabus

Getting Started

Introduction
Why We Feel Stress

Impact of Stress

Introduction
Stress and Your Health

Different Faces of Stress

Introduction
Who Gets Stressed?
Stress and You

The Relaxation Response

Introduction
Understanding the Relaxation Response
Relaxation Strategies
Genes and the Relaxation Response

Boosting Your Resilience

Introduction
What Is Resilience?
Strategies for Strengthening Resilience

Key Takeaways: Guide to Stress Relief

Introduction
Stress-Relief Strategies to Go
Quiz
Before You Exit

Taught by

Mallika Marshall, MD and Gregory Fricchione, MD

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