Measurement of Stress Reactions and Relaxation Responses
- Identify self-evaluation
instruments (questionnaires) which facilitate awareness of stress responses.
- Be aware of the clinical
resources for psychological and psychophysiological assessment of more severe
stress reactions.
- Use simple thermometers/liquid
crystal thermometry devices to demonstrate stress/relaxation responses.
- Explain the limitations
of single modality measurements, such as a thermometer, for assessing physiological
responses.
- Identify the types of
biofeedback used for stress management applications.
- Recognize how biofeedback
can be used to illustrate the physiological response that occurs within the
body during a stress response and a relaxation response.
- Understand the elementary
principles of biofeedback in order to communicate with clinicians when students
become clients and are referred to other professionals.
- Identify educational
assessment instruments and their appropriate use, including biochemical assessment
instruments, psychophysiological profiles, personality profiles, and psychosocial
instruments.
- Identify selection criteria,
including the advantages and disadvantages of various assessment instruments
for use in specific situations.
- Explain the role of
health history, life-style, attitudes and beliefs in assessing the role of
stress in an individual's life.
- Differentiate between
self-awareness assessment instruments and empirical research evaluation tools.
- Explain the law of initial
values.