The link between stress and disease is very real. Work environments can be stressful, which can lead to bodily responses. You will create a poster designed to put up in a workplace setting—lunchroom, waiting room, et cetera. Your poster will alert the public to the dangers of stress and the impact it can have in the development of disease within the body, and the negative outcomes of disease processes.
Preparation
Please revisit Chapters 3 and 4 in your textbook. These chapters provide information about the physiology of stress and the relationship between stress and disease.
Get yourself set up by completing these steps:
- Select one of these disorders to focus your poster on:
| Nervous System-Related Disorders: | Immune System-Related Disorders: |
| Bronchial asthma. | The common cold. |
| Tension headaches. | Influenza. |
| Migraine headaches. | Allergies. |
| Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ). | Rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. |
| Irritable bowel syndrome. | Ulcers and colitis. |
| Cancer. |
- Be prepared to discuss how stress contributes to disease onset or progression.
- Using the Capella University LibraryLinks to an external site., find at least one peer-reviewed journal article related to your selected disorder.
Creating a Poster
Posters can be used to provide easy-to-digest facts in a visually appealing way, as an aid to communicating information. One of the objectives of this assignment is to communicate persuasively and succinctly to a general audience.
Assignment Instructions
Now that you have selected a disorder to focus on, begin creating your poster in Microsoft Word, including the following elements:
- Provide a thorough description of the disease.
- Explain in detail how stress can contribute to the progression of the disease.
- Explain why is it important to know about the connection between stress and disease.
- Identify approaches for addressing stress to minimize potential for the disease.
- What you can do:
- Explain a coping strategy from Chapters 9–17 in your textbook that will help address this stress.
- Be sure to pick a strategy not addressed in your Weeks 2 and 9 project.
- Explain a relaxation technique from Chapters 18–28 in your textbook that will help address this stress.
- Be sure to pick a technique not addressed in your Weeks 2 and 9 project.
- Explain a coping strategy from Chapters 9–17 in your textbook that will help address this stress.
- What you can do:
- Describe the steps a workplace can take to address stress in the workplace.
- Find a peer-reviewed journal article that identifies strategies the workplace can use to support employees.
- Include system-wide supports that can be implemented across the organization.
Use visual elements that support the main points.
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