Project 3 Students managing their personal health – re balance
Students are required to use the following when creating and submitting their project.
1. Define, explain and apply the biopsychosocial perspective
2. Develop a realistic package of activities/strategies and justify why they were chosen
3. Create a guide to demonstrate how realistic/practical your plan is
Total marks 10 marks Activity 3. Managing personal stress from a biopsychosocial perspective
Students are required to write a 1000 word [maximum] assignment on effective
strategies that they do or will employ in the future to manage the everyday stresses in
their lives From a biological perspective: in terms of nutrition, exercise, etc
From a psychological perspective: in terms of appraisal and coping strategies
From a social-environmental perspective: in terms of work, family and managing
personal relationships The assignment should include the following: Theory – in terms of what the literature indicates are the types of stresses and
the most appropriate management strategies
The practical strategies that you intend to adopt [that is, a realistic balance
rather than all possible strategies]
A rationale for choices of strategies and empirical evidence supporting its
effectiveness
Finally, a tip sheet with suggestions/recommendations to implement these
strategies
Needs to be referenced
