Unit 02 Understanding stress

This unit is part of the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems and has the following learning outcomes and assessment criteria:

1. Understand the term ‘stress‘
   1. 1.1 Define the term ‘stress’
2. Understand possible causes of stress
   1. 2.1 Describe possible causes of stress
3. Understand how stress can affect an individual
   1. 3.1 Explain how stress can be both useful and harmful
   2. 3.2 Give examples of the symptoms of stress
   3. 3.3 Describe the feelings an individual may have when experiencing stress
   4. 3.4 Describe how stress can affect an individual
4. Understand how the demands of daily life can contribute to stress
   1. 4.1. Describe internal and external demands in life which may result in stress
5. Understand how stress may be managed
   1. 5.1 Describe healthy strategies that could be used by an individual to reduce or manage stress in life
   2. 5.2. Describe local support available to individuals experiencing stress