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Boosting your well-being: stress management resources

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Resources to help you understand the nature of stress and learn practical strategies to manage it.

 

Stress is a natural response to situations beyond our control, often due to time pressure or feeling unable to cope. Learning to manage stress is a necessary skill in all areas of life, such as work and academia. In view of this, the UOC Library has compiled a set of resources to help you understand the nature of stress and, more importantly, to learn practical strategies to manage it.

  • La mujer ciega que podía ver con la lengua y otras historias contadas desde la neurociencia 

    This book contains a chapter on stress and recommendations for its management, such as physical exercise, meditation and mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy, rest, a healthy diet, social support and, above all, learning to say no. 

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  • Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age

    This book encourages face-to-face conversation as a key strategy to improve human connection and mutual understanding in an increasingly digital world.

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  • Educación emocional y bienestar

    A learning resource providing an in-depth explanation of emotions, with a specific focus on fear, anxiety and stress and suggested educational activities to address them.

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  • Técnicas de respiración y relajación

    This book chapter sets out step-by-step breathing and relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, 4-7-8 breathing and progressive muscle relaxation, to help manage stress and anxiety. 

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  • College mindfulness training: reducing student life stress and improving academic performance 

    A practical guide for university students combining meditation exercises with explanations on how mindfulness can help improve well-being and academic performance. It includes digital resources and techniques to help with meditation

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  • A Student's Guide to Stress Management

    This video provides three practical steps to help you manage stress at university: implementing organizational techniques, analysing problems and learning breathing techniques. A Spanish transcript of the video is available.

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  • Controla el estrés en el trabajo

    This guide from the Harvard Business Review collection provides specific tools to identify sources of tension, set healthy boundaries, prioritize tasks and develop habits for improved well-being.

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  • Estrés

    This book explains what stress is and its impact on the mind and body. It uses multiple examples and solid scientific grounding to explain its causes, the body's response to it and the risks associated with continued stress over time.

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  • Stress Test

    This National Geographic video explores how the brain manages everyday stress and provides strategies for its effective management through interactive games and experiments. A Spanish transcript of the video is available.

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  • Library Guide: Nutrition and sport

    The first section of this guide created by the UOC Library team contains resources with tips tailored to different ages and personal situations, as well as ideas to get you moving, especially if you spend many hours a day in front of a computer.

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  • Guía práctica de mindfulness

    This guide provides tools to train your mind and manage the demands of everyday life more effectively, both in the personal sphere and at work. It includes guided meditation sessions and highlights regular practice as the key to benefiting from it.

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  • Cómo dormir bien

    A guide to understanding why getting a good night's sleep is so important for our health. It provides guidance on the identification and treatment of sleep disorders, as well as tips for resting more effectively throughout our lives.

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  • Library Guide: Psychosocial risks in the workplace

    A guide developed by the UOC Library team with tools to help you identify risks such as stress, understand their impact and learn prevention strategies for a healthier working environment.

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  • Guía sobre el estrés

    Guide created by the AccessMedicina health sciences platform featuring information about stress management.

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These resources are for you. Check them out now at the UOC Library and discover useful strategies for your day-to-day life.