AIM Awards
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E3 Stress Management
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AIM Awards Unit E3 Stress Management (F/504/3885)
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About this Unit
This unit develops your understanding of the concept of stress, how it presents itself and how it can
affect health. You will be able to consider causes of stress in your own lives and learn how to use
techniques to reduce stress. This unit can be used as part of a workplace wellness programme or in
community settings.
Using this assessment pack
As you work through this pack you will be introduced to stress management. The tasks will support your
learning and so it is expected that you will complete all of them and have them marked. The completed,
marked exercises are the assessments on which your achievement of the E3 Stress Management unit is
based.
Tracking your evidence
During your course your tutor/assessor will ask you to carry out work either in the classroom, or in your
own time, which you’ll keep as evidence of your learning.
The work you produce (evidence) will be assessed by your tutor/assessor to make sure you’ve covered
everything in sufficient detail. Your evidence could be made up of a combination of:
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written work or class notes
products or samples of practical work
case studies
learning logs
video or audio recordings
other appropriate formats suggested by your tutor/assessor
When all of your evidence is gathered together in a file or folder, this becomes your portfolio.
Your centre and assessor may have systems that they use to plan and monitor your assessment. These
may be computer-based (e.g. using ‘e-portfolio’ software) or paper-based (using forms or checklists).
These systems are designed to show how each piece of evidence meets which learning outcomes and
assessment criteria. Reasonable adjustments can be made; for example, if you have writing difficulties,
your responses can be captured orally and evidenced by audio recording.
You will be working to achieve the following learning outcomes:
E3 Stress Management
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Know about stress
Know how stress affects health
Know about potential causes of stress in everyday life
Be able to develop a personal plan to combat stress
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Learning Outcomes
Assessment Criteria
Evidence
Location
The learner can:
(Learner
Tick)
1. Know about
stress
1.1. State what stress is
1.2. List different types of stress
1.3. List signs and symptoms of stress that may
affect an individual
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2. Know how stress
affects health
2.1. State how stress can reduce personal health
2.2. List conditions and/or disorders linked with
stress
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3.1. State causes of stress in everyday life
3.2. List any potential causes of stress in their own
lives
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3. Know about
potential causes
of stress in
everyday life
4. Be able to
develop a
personal plan to
combat stress
4.1. Outline techniques used to manage stress
4.2. Use techniques to manage stress
Completed?
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Learning Outcome 1
1.2 Types of stress: Negative, positive, physical, environmental.
Physical stress is through an acute injury such as pulling a muscle slipping, fracturing your wrist
bowling, dislocating a shoulder skiing; these are examples of acute injury that constitute physical
stress. Acute injuries encompass everything from muscle pulls, fractures, and ligament sprains to
dislocations. Physical stress could also come from a longstanding condition or overuse such as
sitting with bad posture daily or conditions such as arthritis.
Environmental stress could be excessive noise, Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder, bad lighting,
dogs barking at night etc.
1.3 Signs and symptoms: A range of both signs and symptoms must be listed
Learning Outcome 2
2.1 State: Using the signs and symptoms identified in assessment criteria 1.3
2.2 Conditions or disorders: Two conditions and/or symptoms must be listed e.g. anxiety,
depression, irritable bowel syndrome.
Learning Outcome 3
3.1 Causes: A range of causes should be given
Learning Outcome 4
Personal Plan: This should be with the support of a tutor/colleague/mentor
4.1 Techniques: This will be a limited range
4.2 Techniques: e.g. Time management, positive thinking, rest and relaxation
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Final Tutor Feedback (Strengths and Areas for Improvement):
Learner Submission Disclaimer
I declare that this is an original piece of work and that all of the work is my own unless referenced.
Assessor Disclaimer
I confirm that this learner’s work fully meets all the assessment criteria listed above at the correct level
and that any specified evidence requirements have been addressed.
Assessor
Learner
Date
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Expectations
Complete this section before you start the course.
One expectation you have of the course:
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One thing you would like to get out of the course:
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Please keep hold of this sheet. It can be useful to look at it later and see how
it compares with how you found the course at the end.
Review
Complete this at the end of the course.
One thing you have learned from the course:
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One thing you can take with you for the future:
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Stress Management E3
LO1 Know about stress
1.1. State what stress is
1.2. List different types of stress
Many things in life can make people feel under pressure and ay ‘I’m stressed’.
What is the meaning of the word ‘stress’?
Give examples of different types of ‘stress’ and what might cause them:
Type of ‘stress’
An example of what might cause it
1.3. List signs and symptoms of stress that may affect an individual
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2.1. State how stress can reduce personal health
What are common signs and symptoms of stress?
Signs
Symptoms
Looking at your answers above, how can stress affect our personal health?
Witness Testimony
Date completed:
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Witness signature:
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Comments:
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LO2 Know how stress affects health
2.2. List conditions and/or disorders linked with stress
What conditions and/or disorders are commonly
linked to stress?
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LO3 Know about potential causes of stress in everyday life
3.1. State causes of stress in everyday life
3.2. List any potential causes of stress in their own lives
Many things can cause feelings of frustration, upset, anger or worry.
What reasons do people say causes them stress in their everyday lives?
What causes of stress could you have in your everyday life?
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LO4 Be able to develop a personal plan to combat stress
4.1. Outline techniques used to manage stress
4.2. Use techniques to manage stress
What techniques can be used to manage stress?
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Personal Plan
Putting a plan on paper can help you to reduce stress or find ways of dealing
with certain situations.
Think about ways to help you out if you are stressed and then use these
techniques in certain situations.
My personal stress management plan:
Technique to use
Why?
When will it be
How will it help
used?
me?
For example, time
management
Witness Testimony
Date completed:
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Witness signature:
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Comments:
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