LMCC/Stress Management

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make a list of stress sources
modify the environment and events to decrease stress
advise reduction/elimination of caffeine
encourage a balanced exercise program
other strategies
- progressive deep muscle relaxation
  - tense muscle group for 10-15 seconds then relax, observing the difference
- autogenic training
  - use mental imagery to induce a feeling of heaviness and warmth
- diaphragmatic breathing
  - breath slowly and deeply from the abdomen

References

Toronto Notes 2005

Family Medicine

Abdominal Pain - Acne Vulgaris - Adjustment Disorder - Alcohol - Allergic Rhinitis - Anxiety - Asthma/COPD - Acute Bronchitis - Chest Pain - Common Cold - Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Depression - Diabetes Mellitus - Dyslipidemia - Dysuria - Epistaxis - Exercise - Fatigue - Family Life Cycle - Headache - Hearing Impairment - Hypertension - Low Back Pain - Men's Health - Nutrition - Obesity - Osteoarthritis - Periodic Health Examination - Pharyngitis - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Sinusitis - Sleep Disorders - Smoking Cessation - Social Phobia - Stress Management - Women's Health

Progressive Relaxation-- Muscle tension is the physiological response to anxiety. To combat muscle tension, this method relaxes deep muscles, relieving anxiety and stress.

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