Coping with Stress: How to Survive in a Fast-paced World
Coping with Stress: How to Survive in a Fast-paced World (UCSF Osher Mini Medical School). Stress is ubiquitous and on the rise. How we learn to manage it can have profound effects on our health and well-being. This UCSF Osher Mini Medical School series explains how our bodies experience stress (including its impact on immunity and longevity)
and demonstrates effective strategies to help you thrive in a fast-paced world.
(from uctv.tv)
1. Minding the Body: Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Reduction
Jason Satterfield, Director of Behavioral Medicine at UCSF, explores adjustment to chronic medical and stress-induced illnesses, HIV, and stress-management.
2. Imaginative Solutions for Stress Relief
Dr. Martin Rossman explores guided imagery which uses the imagination to reduce stress, relieve pain, change lifestyle habits, and stimulate healing responses in your body.
3. Biofeedback: Self-Mastery beyond Pills
Richard Harvey discusses strategies to reduce stress beyond medication.
4. Staying Sane through Difficult Times
Susan Folkman, Professor of Medicine and Director, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF explores how to stay sane through difficult times.
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