Open AccessApplication of Stress Management in Secondary School
Author(s) -
Siu Yin Cheung
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
asian journal of physical education and recreation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2075-4604
DOI - 10.24112/ajper.41207
Subject(s) - intrapersonal communication , stress management , stress (linguistics) , psychology , curriculum , relaxation (psychology) , psychological intervention , medical education , interpersonal communication , stressor , mathematics education , pedagogy , medicine , clinical psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , psychiatry
LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The purpose of this paper is to introduce stress management program to secondary school students in Hong Kong. Stress management program was designed and was proposed to be included in secondary school physical education curriculum. The program consisted of lectures and relaxation training. The contents of the lectures are the followings: what is stress? sources of stress, stress and illness, intrapersonal and interpersonal interventions. The relaxation training program consisted of stretching exercises, deep abdominal breathing and progressive relaxation training. A trial teaching of the course was conducted for 22 Form 6 students at a secondary school. Examination and academic/school work are the major stressors for the students. Friends and classmates are their main support groups. Positive feedback were received from the physical education teacher and students on this stress management program.這篇文章的主旨是介紹一個中學生處理壓力的課程。這課程是建議將處理壓力列入中學體育課程內容中課程分理論及實習兩部份理論課程內容包括甚麼是壓力壓力的來源壓力與疾病個人及人際間的壓力處理方法。實習課程內容包括伸展運動、腹式呼吸、漸進鬆弛練習。這課程曾在一所中學的中六班進行試教學生有廿二人考試及學校功課是中六學生主要的壓力來源朋友及同學是他們主要的支持者體育老師及同學們對這處理壓力課程都給予正面的回應。