Please come prepared by reviewing the materials assigned for each week.

Week 1. Introduction to the course

• Obtain the textbook

Week 2. Science of Stress

• New York City rich and poor, DW documentary
• Park, C., Russel, B., Fendrich, M., Finkelstein-Fox, L., Hutchison, M & Becker, J. (2020). Americans’ COVID-19 stress, coping, adherence to CDC guideline. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 35, 2296-2303.

Week 3. Mind Body Connection

• Mind body connection by Janki Vyas Ravani
• Stress and Illness, OER commons 

Week 4. Power of Perception

• How to make stress your friend? by  Kelly Mcgonigal
• Getting stuck in the negatives by Alison Ledgerwood
• Body positivity and self love. DW documentary
• Mind reading 2.0: The double standard, Hidden Brain podcast

Week 5. Mindfulness

• Shapiro, S., Carlson, L.E., Astin, J.A. & Freedman, B. (2006). Mechanisms of mindfulness. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 62(3), 373-386.
• Yoga Nidra by Paula

Week 6. Managing emotions

• Decoding emotions, A Hidden Brain podcast
• Manipulating our emotions, DW documentary

Week 7. Values and spirituality

• How to wrestle with gender norms and win?, DW documentary
• The human experience. A documentary trailer
• Why values matter? by Jan Stassen

Week 8. Time/life management

• Nayak, S. (2019). Impact of Procrastination and Time-Management on Academic Stress among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross Sectional Study. International Journal of Caring Sciences. 21(3), 1480-1486
• Pomodoro technique

Week 9. Financial stress

• South Korea’s growing household debt. A documentary by CNA insider

Week 10. Social support, relationships, communication 

• Social support and wellness by Chandra Story
• Living lonely and loveless in Japan by ABC News in-depth

Week 11. Environmental stress

• How aromatherapy works? by Tazeka Aromatherapy

Week 12. Healthy lifestyle

• Instruction for elevator speech

Week 13. Course review