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February 7, 2016 PSY 271 (F) – Stress Management Page 1 of 2 PSY271(D): Stress Management Spring, 2016 <> M W F 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM <> Mahoney 103 Barry Zwibelman, Ph.D. Best way to reach me outside of class: [email protected] Office: 133 Behavioral Medicine Bldg. (Map on p. 2) Office Hours: M W F 2:30-4:00 Text: “MANAGING STRESS: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being” by Brian Luke Seaward 7th Edition. Textbook only-Workbook optional. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. www.jblearning.com ISBN: 978-076-379-8338 e-textbook is also available: www.CourseSmart.com Topic Chapters & Handouts Jan. 11 M (1) Course Introduction: The Nature of Stress 1 13 W (2) Self-Assessment: Assignment due in class Jan. 20 Handout 15 F (3) Stress and Health: The Holistic Model 1,2 18 M Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No Class) 20 W (4) (1. Self-Assessment due); The Physiology of Stress 1, 2, 3 22 F (5) Mind-Body Connection: Basics 3, 4 25 M (6) Mind-Body Connection: The Immune System 3, 4 27 W (7) (My Stress Management); Diaphragmatic Breathing 18 Jan. 27: Last Day to Drop a Course Without a “W” 29 F (8) 20-minute Quiz (10%) (See Study Guide) Feb. 1 M (9) Progressive Muscle Relaxation 25 3 W (10) Sources and Goals Handout 5 F (11) Sources and Goals (cont’d) Handout 8 M (12) Anger Management 6, Handout 10 W (13) (2. Evaluation of Techniques #1 due) Review for Exam #1 12 F (14) Exam #1 (20%) (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 18, 25, classes, handouts) 15 M (15) Personality Factors: Stress Prone / Stress Resistant 7 17 W (16) (3. Stress Prone / Stress Resistant due 9 19 F (17) Cognitive Techniques 9, Handout 22 M (18) (4. Reframing due); M.T.; Positive Psychology-1 Handout Feb.22-Mar.7: Midterm Reporting 24 W (19) Positive Psychology-2 -- (Gratitude Journal) Handout 26 F (20) Imagery 21 29 M (21) Meditation 19 Mar. 2 W (22) (5. Evaluation of Techniques #2 due); Mindfulness Handout (Olpin) 4 F (23) 6. One Nation Under Stress- Video Mar. 5 - 13 (Sat.-Sun.) Spring Break – No Class 14 M (24) Assertiveness p. 235-239 in Ch.10 16 W (25) Review for Exam #2 18 F (26) Exam #2 (20%) (Chapters 7, 9, 19, 21, p.235-239, classes, handouts) 21 M (27) Emotional Intelligence Handout 23 W (28) Happiness – Part 1; www.authentichappiness.com Handout Mar. 25: Last Day to Drop a Course 25 F (29) Yoga; Tai Chi 20, 24 & Video 28 M (30) (7.Authentic Happiness due); Styles of Coping: Emotion&Problem-Focused Handout 30 W (31) Exercise p.511-523 in Ch. 28 Apr. 1 F (32) Self-Defeating Behavior: Procrastination p.329-330 in Ch.16 4 M (33) Behavior Modification p.230-235 in Ch. 10 6 W (34) Social Support / Spirituality Handout 8 F (35) Review for Exam #3 11 M (36) Exam #3 (20%) (Ch. 11, 20, 24, p.230-235, p.329-330, p.512-523, classes, handouts) 13 W (37) (8. Evaluation of Techniques #3 due) Sapolsky Video Video 15 F (38) Social Support Handout 18 M (39) Happiness – Part 2 Handout Apr.18: Last Day to Schedule Final Exam 20 W (40) Occupational Stress Handout 22 F (41) Review for final exam Apr. 27 – May 4 Final Exam Days. Our Final Exam (15%): Wednesday, April 27, 2016 (11:00 AM– 1:00 PM)  February 7, 2016 PSY 271 (F) – Stress Management Page 2 of 2 Office: 133 Behavioral Medicine Bldg. Building doors are locked. Use your cell phone to call me when you are at the front door: Seaward, 7th Edition 305‐284‐9076 Please: No phone or computer use in class Goals: (1) Understand the physiology of the Stress Response. (2) Learn stress management methods that can help you relieve stress. (3) Build resilience so minor stressors don't grow into chronic stress (It’s a mind-body thing). (4) Make choices that bring balance into your life (You can share your own best tips on how to do this). Handouts and other supplementary materials will be distributed on Blackboard www.courses.miami.edu. Also check your e-mail for communications. Honor Code: All students are expected to abide by the University of Miami Student Honor Code: www.miami.edu/dean-student/honor-code . All examinations require the Honor Code pledge. Attendance: I do not formally take attendance, but I do expect you to attend all classes. There will be information presented in class that is included in exams that is not in the book or handouts. If you have to miss a class, you may ask another student to voice-record the class or you may get the notes from another student. Examinations: There will be a short (20-minute) Quiz on the material covered during the first 5 days of class. Then there will be three regular classroom exams spaced evenly throughout the semester. The format for these exams is 1/3 from the textbook, 1/3 from lecture, and 1/3 from handouts. To conclude the course, there is a final exam during the final exam period. Please do not miss any of the examinations or quizzes. Make-up exams, if approved, are within one week from the original date (and somehow always turn out more difficult than the original). Religious Days: It is the policy of the University that a student may be absent from class for any religious observance of his or her choice. The policy requires the student to declare the specific dates of absence in writing to the instructor within the first three days of class meeting. Final Exam for this class: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 (11:00 AM– 1:00 PM) 15% of course grade. Three essay questions applying stress management principles to specific situations. Course Grade: Quiz on Topics 1–5 (Jan. 29) . . . . . . . . . . 10% Examinations (3 X 20% each) . . . . . . . . . 60% Final exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% Class activities (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% Grading: 93 – 100= A 80 – 82 = B- 90 – 92 = A- 77 – 79 = C+ 87 – 89 = B+ 70 – 76 = C 83 – 86 = B If you score below 70 on any exam please make an appointment to meet with me after class or during office hours.