3.4.3—Preventing and managing stress

3.4.3 Preventing and managing stress.

• psychological therapy: biofeedback, including a study, e.g. Budzynski and Stoyva. (1969).
• use of imagery to reduce stress (exemplified by the following key study).
• Key study on relaxation and imagery in reducing stress during medical treatment: Bridge et al. (1988).
• preventing stress: three phases of stress inoculation training.

This matters because —preventing and managing stress determines what can be inferred or chosen; begin with the stated conditions and keep the conclusion tied to the evidence.

Example: apply —preventing and managing stress to one small, clearly defined case, show the key step or comparison, and explain the result in words.

Boundary: —Preventing and managing stress is not a universal recommendation. Check the syllabus scope, assumptions, units and the limits of the evidence before generalising.