Question

Case study continued (questions 9–12)
When you meet with Imogen at a local coffee shop for their regular catch-up, Imogen tells you how things are going. You say, ‘I still get quite wound up sometimes, but I feel pretty good on the whole’.
You suggest that Imogen continues to review and monitor her stress management plan and the next time they meet, you can go through and review whether or not it is working effectively.
For the next month, Imogen keeps a daily record of every stressful incident and what happens, how she reacts, how she felt, what she did to regain calm and whether or not it worked. She also rates her stress levels six times a day to see if it varies much and to identify patterns.
At the following meeting, together you review Imogen’s results. By looking for patterns, they noticed that Imogen’s stress responses are worse after lunch and that her stress levels are high at that time as well. Imogen comments that she has started going to the nearby café for takeaway food and it is taking up too much of her lunchtime queuing and waiting for service. The café has very few healthy food choices and she rarely enjoys lunch. Imogen says she will begin to bring her lunch from home and to prepare it the night before. The work lunchroom is warm and friendly with a nice outdoor area.
You point out that the yoga classes are obviously working because on the nights Imogen does yoga (two nights per week) her stress is almost non-existent by the time she goes to bed, and the next morning when she wakes up. Imogen decides to do some yoga poses and stretches using a DVD she has at home on the nights she doesn’t go to class. There is also discussion among the staff for arranging a walk together during lunchtime three times a week.
Imogen is pleased with the changes she is making and even though you had reminded her that she can also contact her workplace Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for some counselling, she is confident she is now on the right track.

CS Question 9
Describe two strategies that Imogen used to monitor the effectiveness of the stress management strategies she w as using.

CS Question 10
Describe two methods Imogen used to review the effectiveness of the stress management strategies she w as using.

CS Question 11
Describe one way Imogen adjusted the strategy to ensure the stress management strategy w as effective.

CS Question 12
List one internal option and one external option that Imogen used to access additional support.

Answer 1

CASE STUDY

QUESTION 9

ANSWER:-

Two strategies to monitor the effectiveness of stress management ---

1) she tried to record every single stressful conditions which includes what happened, how se felt she reacts how, regaining calm.

2) she tried to rate stress level .In a day she rated 6 times every day for loooking the pattern of stress.

QUESTION 10

ANSWER:- two methods for reviewing the effectiveness of stress management strategies

1) Firstly, she justified the stress pattern which she previously recorded and as a result she found that stress response become worse after lunch and after that it increases.

2) as a stress management strategies she began to thinking about her healthy conscious option which are needed for reducing stress like she opted for lunch from home . Though he had started for lunch to the near cafe but it doesn't make her suitable . So she lastly opted for having lunch from home .

QUESTION 11

ANSWER:- one way Imogen used to ensure the stress management strategy was effective

She tried yoga classes on nights ( two nights in a week) and as a result her stress started to reduce by the time when she goes to bed.

QUESTION 12

ANSWER:- options to give additional support

INTERNAL OPTION- she decided to do yoga and stretchs using DVD on that nights she doesn't go to yoga classes.

EXTERNAL OPTION- an arrangement  was done there among the staff for walking together during lunchtime . The walk will be done three times in a week.