Wellbeing Blog

Stress Management

Jenna Baskin Apr 26, 2021 3:09:20 PM

Welcome to your first MCI Wellbeing content!

This month, we will be offering you tips and support on all things Stress Management.

So, what is stress?

"Stress is the psychological, physiological and behavioural response by an individual when they perceive a lack of equilibrium between the demands placed upon them and their ability to meet those demands, which, over a period of time, leads to ill-health” (Palmer, 1989).

What is stress management?

“Stress management is a set of techniques and programs intended to help people deal more effectively with stress in their lives by analysing the specific stressors and taking positive actions to minimise their effects” (Gale Encyclopaedia of Medicine, 2008).

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