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Module 12 focuses on stress assessment methods as essential tools for stress management, highlighting their benefits in identifying health risks, evaluating interventions, and enhancing personal awareness. It outlines various assessment tools across physiological, psychological, behavioral, and cognitive categories while addressing challenges in stress measurement. The module is developed by S-VYASA and supported by AICTE, emphasizing the importance of understanding stressors and responses for effective management.

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Module 12 focuses on stress assessment methods as essential tools for stress management, highlighting their benefits in identifying health risks, evaluating interventions, and enhancing personal awareness. It outlines various assessment tools across physiological, psychological, behavioral, and cognitive categories while addressing challenges in stress measurement. The module is developed by S-VYASA and supported by AICTE, emphasizing the importance of understanding stressors and responses for effective management.

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Module 12: Stress Assessment methods- a valuable tool toward

stress management

RESOURCE PERSON : DR. MITHILA M V


COURSE COORDINATOR : DR. RAJESH NAIR

Developed by: Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana,(S-VYASA), Bengaluru


Supported by: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi
STRESS ASSESSMENT- for both Research and Diagnostic

CLINICIAN

RESEARCHER
Benefits of Stress Measurement
• Identifying potential health risks-
High blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and depression.
• Evaluating effectiveness of interventions-
Measuring stress before and after an intervention
• Personal awareness and self-improvement
individuals become more aware of their own stress levels and triggers
• Increased productivity
identify areas where changes can be made to improve working
conditions, leading to increased productivity
Stressors and Stress Responses
Criteria for selecting a method for stress measurement
• Measurement window- time gap from stress exposure to measurement,
whether it is immediate or there is a lag
• Type of stressor identified to be the cause for stress (whether work stress,
environmental stress)
• If it is a one-time exposure or the stressor affects the person repeatedly
• Age of an individual experiencing the stressor

• Socioeconomic status of the individual


Physiological stress assessment tools

Blood Pressure (BP)

Skin Temperature by IR

Cortisol Hormone Test


Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Psychological stress assessment tools

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) NIOSH Generic Job Stress


Questionnaire
Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) checklist-
for Civilians (PCLC)
Behavioral stress assessment tools

Adult Eating
Behavior
Questionnaire
(AEBQ)
Cognitive stress assessment tools

Cognitive Control and Flexibility Questionnaire (CCFQ)


Challenges in the field of Stress measurement
• Multiple systems involved
• Individual variability
• Lack of a single biomarker
• Timing
• Environmental factors
• Ethical considerations

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