DEALERS CHOICE TOPIC:

STRESS MANAGEMENT

For Military Members

 • Overview:
• Section 1: What is Stress?
WELCOME! • Section 2: Mindfulness
• Section 3: Physical Resilience
• Conclusion & Total 3 Day Course Wrap-Up
 WHAT IS STRESS?

• Natural

• State of worry

• Eustress and Acute stress

• MUST be managed
 MINDFULNESS

Present/engaged
Focused
Accepting of reality
Improves sleep/resilience/energy
 MINDFULNESS

• “Given the advances that

have been made thus far, it is
likely that new paradigms for
the understanding and
application of mindfulness will
continue to appear, which
would move us further toward
the goals of alleviating human
psychological suffering and
helping others live a life that is
happier and more fulfilling.”
(Keng, Et al., 2016).
 • Improves
PHYSICAL • Productivity
RESILIENCE
• Sleep
• Focus
• Mood

Mental Physical
resilience resilience
 PHYSICAL
RESILIENCE

• Shortcuts won’t work

• Your choices maintain healthy
behaviors
• Choose one to strengthen
• Nutrition
• Exercise
• Sleep
 COURSE WRAP-UP & SUMMARY

Stress Physical Resilience

Mindfulness can
• Natural can also
help YOU stay in
• Can become chronic strengthen mental
control
• Must be MANAGED health

Not all techniques Overall course

are created equal summary
 REFERENCES

• WHO. (2023, February 21). Stress Q&A. World Health Organization. Retrieved January 5,
2024, from https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/stress
• Keng, S. L., Smoski, M. J., & Robins, C. J. (2011). Effects of mindfulness on psychological
health: a review of empirical studies. Clinical psychology review, 31(6), 1041–1056.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2011.04.006
• Health.mil. (2023, July 10). Stress Reduction Techniques for High Stress Operations. Health.
Retrieved January 5, 2024, from https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-
Excellence/Psychological-Health-Center-of-Excellence/Real-Warriors-
Campaign/Articles/Stress-Reduction-Techniques-for-High-Stress-Operations
• Handouts are from the WHO, Cannon AFB Resilience team, and Marines.mil