Stress/Home

• American Psychological Association (2023, July, 1). Stress. https://www.apa.org/topics/stress

• Black, M. (2023, July, 1). 30 quotes for when you feel stressed. https://www.canva.com/learn/inspiring-quotes-for-stress/

• Mass General for Children (n.d.). Tips to manage stress with the relaxation response. Mass General Brigham. https://www.massgeneral.org/children/inflammatory-bowel-disease/tips-to-manage-stress-with-the-relaxation-response#:~:text=The%20Relaxation%20Response%20is%20a,20%20minutes%20at%20a%20time.

• National Geographic (2008). Stress: Portrait of a Killer. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYG0ZuTv5rs

• Salleh, M. (2008). Life event, stress and illness. The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 15(4): 9-18. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341916/

• Sapolsky, R. (1990). Adrenocortical function, social rank, and personality among wild baboons. Biological Psychiatry; 28(10), 862-878. https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/0006-3223(90)90568-M/pdf

• Seaward, B. (2021). Essentials of managing stress (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.

• World Health Organization (2023, February, 21). Stress. https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/stress#:~:text=Stress%20can%20be%20defined%20as,experiences%20stress%20to%20some%20degree.

 

Self-care

• Seaward, B. (2021). Essentials of managing stress (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.

 

Boundaries

• Seaward, B. (2021). Essentials of managing stress (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.

 

Physical

• Abdallah, C., & Geha, P. (2017). Chronic pain and chronic stress: two sides of the same coin?. Chronic Stress; 1, 2470547017704763. https://doi.org/10.1177/2470547017704763

• American Psychological Association (2023). Stress effects  on the body. https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/body

• Dixon, T. (2020). Key study: social status and stress in olive baboons (Sapolsky, 1990). IB Psychology. https://www.themantic-education.com/ibpsych/2020/10/08/key-study-social-status-and-stress-in-olive-baboons-sapolsky-1990/

• Gardner, S. (n.d.). Long-term stress and its effects on the body [Video]. Youtube. https://youtu.be/RT7buHr9djw

• Mayo Clinic Staff (2021, March, 24). Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior. The Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-symptoms/art-20050987

 

Exercise

• Better Health Channel (2021, December, 20). Exercise and mental health. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/exercise-and-mental-health#bhc-content

• Gothe, N., Khan, I., Hayes, J., Erlenbach, E. & Damoiseaux, J. (2019). Yoga effects on brain health: a systematic review of the current literature. Brain Plasticity. 5(1):105-122. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337116515_Yoga_Effects_on_Brain_Health_A_Systematic_Review_of_the_Current_Literature

 

Helping Others

• Filkowski, M., Cochran, N. & Hass, B. (2016). Altruistic behavior: mapping responses in the brain. Neuroscience Neuroeconomics; 5: 65-75. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5456281/pdf/nihms-830154.pdf

• Mazzella, M. (2023, May, 30). How helping others helps you. Psycom. https://www.psycom.net/mental-health-wellbeing/how-helping-others-improves-mental-health

 

Mental

• Beck, A. (2002). Prisoners of hate. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40(3), 209-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(01)00103-6.

• Chopra, D. (n.d.). Deepak Chopra. QuotesWave.com. https://www.quoteswave.com/picture-quotes/139999

• Chrousos, G. & Gold, P. (1998). A healthy body in a healthy mind—and vice versa—the damaging power of “uncontrollable” stress. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 83(6), 1842–1845. https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem.83.6.4908

• Sanchez-Sosa, J.J. (2002). Health psychology: prevention of disease and illness maintenance of health. Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. http://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c04/E6-27-01-02.pdf

 

Creativity

• Ceausu, F. (2018). Fine arts: 6. The healing power of art-therapy. Review of Artistic Education.16(1) 203-211. https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2018-0022

• Schouten, K., de Niet, G., Knipscheer, J., Kleber, R., & Hutschemaekers, G. (2015). The effectiveness of art therapy in the treatment of traumatized adults: A systematic review on art therapy and trauma. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 16(2), 220. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/effectiveness-art-therapy-treatment-traumatized/docview/1666454781/se-2?accountid=158302

• Smyth, J., & Nobel, J., (2015). Creative, artistic, and expressive therapies for PTSD [PDF]. Arts & healing. https://www.artandhealing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/PTSD-White_Paper_Smyth_Nobel1.pdf

• Wood, D. (2014, October, 10) Creativity & the brain. Integrative Counsel. http://integrativecounsel.org/creativity-brain/

 

Emotions

• Cowen, A. & Keltner, D. (2017). Self-report captures 27 distinct categories of emotion bridge by continuous gradients. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; 114(38) E7900-E7909. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1702247114

• Seaward, B. (2021). Essentials of managing stress (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.

• Stangor, C. & Walinga, J. (2010). Introduction to psychology (1st ed.). BC Campus, Victoria, B.C. https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontopsychology/chapter/10-1-the-experience-of-emotion/

• Stewart-Brown, S., Layte, R. (1997). Emotional health problems are the most important cause of disability in adults of working age: a study in the four counties of the old Oxford region. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 51(6). 672-675. https://jech.bmj.com/content/51/6/672

 

Spiritual

• American Psychological Association (n.d.). Spirituality [Definition]. https://dictionary.apa.org/spirituality

• Bozek, A., Nowak, P., & Blukacz, M. (2020). The relationship between spirituality, health-related behavior, and psychological well-being. Frontiers in Psychology, 11-2020. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01997/full

• Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care (2018, October, 10). Signs and symptoms of spiritual distress. https://www.crossroadshospice.com/hospice-palliative-care-blog/2018/october/10/signs-and-symptoms-of-spiritual-distress/#:~:text=Spiritual%20distress%20occurs%20when%20a,pain%20to%20question%20their%20beliefs.

• Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (2013). Spiritual distress [Patient Handout]. Providence. https://www.providence.org/-/media/Project/psjh/providence/socal/Files/home-health/spiritual-distress-eng.pdf?la=en&hash=0DDE7DCBDB13527750BF592356365601#:~:text=Spiritual%20distress%20is%20a%20disruption,his%20or%20her%20entire%20being.

• Isaac, K. S., Hay, J. L., & Lubetkin, E. I. (2016). Incorporating spirituality in primary care. Journal of religion and health, 55(3), 1065–1077. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0190-2

• McKim, R. (2013). On comparing religions in the anthropocene. American Journal of Theology & Philosophy, 34(3), 248-263. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/amerjtheophil.34.3.0248

• Vitorino, L.M. et al. (2018). The association between spirituality and religiousness and mental health. Scientific Reports, 8(17233) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35380-w

 

Social

• Hodgson, S., Watts, I., Fraser, S., Roderick, P. & Dambha-Miller, H. (2020). Loneliness, social isolation, cardiovascular disease and mortality: a synthesis of the literature and conceptual framework. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine: 113(5), 185-192. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0141076820918236

• Killam, K. (2023, February, 14). What is social health? Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-health/202302/what-is-social-health

 

Nutrition

• Chen, X., Zhang, Z., Yang, H., Qiu, P., Wang, H., Wang, F., Zhao, Q., Fang, J., Nie, J. (2020). Consumption of ultra-processed foods and health outcomes: a systematic review of epidemiological studies. Nutrition Journal, 19:86. https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12937-020-00604-1

• Gropper, S. (2023). The role of nutrition in chronic disease. Nutrients; 15(3): 664. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030664

• Kobylinska, M., Antosik, K., Decyk, A. & Kurowska, K. (2022). Malnutrition in obesity: is it possible? Obesity Facts, 15(1), 19–25. https://doi.org/10.1159/000519503

• Monteiro, C., Cannon, G., Levy, R., Moubarac, J., Louzada, M., Rauber, F., Khandpur, N., Cediel, G., Neri, D., Martinez-Steele, E., Baraldi, L., Jaime, P. (2019). Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them. Public Health Nutrition; 22(5), 936-941. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30744710/

• Ramos-Lopez, O., Milagro, F., Riezu-Boj, J., & Martinez, J. (2021). Epigenetic signatures underlying inflammation: an interplay of nutrition, physical activity, metabolic diseases, and environmental factors for personalized nutrition. Inflammation research: official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.], 70(1), 29–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-020-01425-y

• Verbanac, D., Maleš, Ž. & Barišić, K. (2019). Nutrition – facts and myths. Acta Pharmaceutica, 69(4) 497-510. https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2019-0051

• WHO (2020, April, 29). Healthy diet. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/healthy-diet

 

Relaxation

• Mayo Clinic Staff (2022, April, 28). Relaxation techniques: try these steps to reduce stress. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/relaxation-technique/art-20045368

• NIH (2021, June). Relaxation techniques: what you need to know. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/relaxation-techniques-what-you-need-to-know

• Seaward, B. (2021). Essentials of managing stress (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.

 

Environment

• McGinn, A. (2002). Reducing Our Toxic Burden. State of the World 2002: The Worldwatch Institute Report; 75-100. New York: The Worldwatch Institute. http://www.worldwatch.org/node/3623

• Seaward, B. (2021). Essentials of managing stress (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.

 

Humor

• Eberle, S. G. (2017). In memorium: Jaak Panksepp. American Journal of Play, 9(3), 406-409. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/memorium-jaak-panksepp/docview/1961327981/se-2?accountid=158302

• Robinson, L., Smith, M., Segal, J. (2023, February, 28). Laughter is the best medicine. HelpGuide.org https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm

• Savage, B., Lujan, H., Thipparthi, R., & DiCarlo, S. (2017). Humor, laughter, learning, and health! A brief review. Advances in Physiology Education, 41(3), 341-347. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00030.2017

• American Physiological Society (2008, April, 10). Anticipating a laugh reduces our stress hormones, study shows. Science Daily. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080407114617.htm

 

Nature

• Bonham-Corcoran, M., Armstrong, A., Amy O’Briain, Cassidy, A., & Turner, N. (2022). The benefits of nature-based therapy for the individual and the environment: an integrative review. Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 50(1), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOT-06-2021-0015

• Fitzgerald, S. (2019). The secret to mindful travel? A walk in the woods. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/forest-bathing-nature-walk-health#:~:text=In%20the%201990s%2C%20researchers%20began,the%20practice%20is%20not%20new

• Kyung, H., Won, S., Tae, G., & Dong, J. (2020). Six-step model of nature-based therapy process. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 17(3): 685. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7036903/

• Robbins, J. (2020, January, 9). Ecopsychology: How immersion in nature benefits your health. Yale Environment 360. https://e360.yale.edu/features/ecopsychology-how-immersion-in-nature-benefits-your-health

• Summers, J. & Vivian, D. (2018). Ecotherapy- A forgotten ecosystem service: A review. Frontiers in Psychology; 9:1389. https://proxy.lirn.net/MuseProxyID=mp01/MuseSessionID=0s20ivn9h/MuseProtocol=https/MuseHost=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/MusePath/pmc/articles/PMC6085576/pdf/fpsyg-09-01389.pdf

 

Money Management

• Cruze, R. (2023, May, 24). How to change your money mindset. Ramsey Solutions. https://www.ramseysolutions.com/budgeting/understanding-your-money-mindset

• Hughes, R. (2023). Poverty consciousness. Vitalyst Health Foundation. http://vitalysthealth.org/11_15_2009/

• Seaward, B. (2021). Essentials of managing stress (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.

 

Time

• Au, A., Caltabiano, N. J., & Vaksman, O. (2023). The impact of sense of belonging, resilience, time management skills and academic performance on psychological well-being among university students. Cogent Education, 10(1) https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2215594

• Chen, P., Li, J., & Seung-Yong, K. (2021). Structural relationship among mobile phone dependence, self-efficacy, time management disposition, and academic procrastination in college students. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 50(11), 2263-2273. https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v50i11.7582

• Covey, S. (2022, April, 11). 13 quotes on navigating stress. https://www.youthdynamics.org/13-quotes-on-navigating-stress/

• Kelly, A., Cuccolo, K., & Clinton-Lisell, V. (2022). Using instructor-implemented interventions to improve college-student time management. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 22(3) https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v22i3.32378