Developing the Competencies of "Resistance to Stress" and "Accurate Self-Assessment"

Abstract

This paper presents an experiential exercise designed to permit students to: (1) determine their overall level of stress and their stress profile (the competency of accurate selfassessment); (2) explores sources of stress (stressors) and (3) diagnose the level and types of stress inferred from a brief biographic "lifesketch" provided as part of the exercise. The point of the exercise is to have students understand the nature and sources of stress before various stress reduction techniques can be effectively utilized.