Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Stress management encompasses techniques intended to equip a person with effective coping mechanisms for dealing with psychological stress. Definition of stress: Stress management defines stress precisely as a person's physiological response to an external stimulus that triggers the "fight-or-flight" reaction. ( Also see General adaptation syndrome) Causes of stress: Many things can trigger the stress reaction, including danger, threat, news, illness, as well as significant changes in one's life such as the death of a loved one. Techniques of stress management include: self-understanding (e.g. self-identification as a Type A or as a Type B personality) self-management (e.g. becoming better-organized) conflict resolution positive attitude self-talk breathing meditation exercise diet rest Some techniques of time management may help a person to control stress. For example: becoming more organized and reducing the generation of clutter setting priorities can help reduce anxiety using a "to do" list of tasks that a person needs to complete can give a person a sense of control and accomplishment Effective stress management involves learning to set limits and to say "No" to some demands that others make. Also see hypertension yoga biofeedback massage Reiki This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.