Stress Management Questionnaire Institutional Version PDF Download

ABOUT The Stress Management Questionnaire - Church & Ministers Version (SMQ-C&M) is a New Version of the original Stress Management Questionnaire. The SMQ-C&M Version has been adapted for use with ministers for themselves as well as for those in their church. The SMQ consists of first a valid and reliable stress "risk" scales, along with a 43 page Stressmastery Guide booklet for personal use. The SMQ & Guide are used in churches and religious organizations to help ministers, pastors, lay people and the congregation to learn about their stress risk levels and to learn how to master their stress and become more stress resilient. HOW IT WORKS. After answering 87 scientifically developed questions, a personal Stress Risk Profile is produced. The profile reveals "risk" from Low to High Risk on the 11 SMQ scales. To obtain one's risk levels on the scales, each person's score is compared to the norm group that was used to establish the SMQ. Examples of the SMQ scales include: Anger, Burnout, Tension, Perfectionism, Time Urgency and 6 more. The Stressmastery Guide for Churches & Ministers is a personal change workbook and is an important part of a stress management or stress resilience program for ministers and lay people. The Guide describes the meaning of each the SMQ scales, what a "Risk" score means and, then, provides detailed, evidence-based suggestions and recommendations for how to master stress. The Guide is a 43 page booklet packed with comprehensive information, techniques and strategies that can be successful in preventing, reducing and managing stress...wherever or wherever it may occur. The SMQ-C&M Guide also includes Biblical scriptures that are relevant for each of the SMQ scales. This gives the reader an important Biblical basis for how to deal with life's stressors and provides a high degree of relevance to all members of any religious community. AUDIENCE The SMQ-C&M Versionis ideal for anyone who desires a Biblical basis for learning how to deal with daily hassles and life's stressors. Anyone experiencing stress, anxiety and burnout can benefit from taking the SMQ. It can be by individuals as a self-development tool or it can be integrated in virtually any stress management program or counseling session. A Stressmastery Facilitators Guide is available to trainers and counselors to help integrate the SMQ into an existing stress management program. VERSIONS Two version of the SMQ are available; a Print and an Internet Online Version. The Print Version, which is 36 pages, can be ordered here through Create Space. The Online Version can be ordered from www.stressmaster.com HISTORY The SMQ is fully researched (NIOSH, 1080) and normed assessment tool that is easy to use and quick to score and receive results. It is based upon the work of Drs. James Petersen, Hans Selye, Herbet Benson, Meyer Freidmann and Ray Rosenmann and is consistent with modern Stress Management Theory and Practice. Dr. James Petersen, a noted psychologist, author and expert on stress and stress mastery, created the SMQ in his Biofeedback and Stress Management Clinic in order to help chronically stressed individuals to gain a better understanding of their stressors, personal stress warning signs and to determine if stress is affecting one's health, productivity and life satisfaction. The SMQ is founded on decades of scientific research (NIOSH, 1980) and evidence-based stress reduction methods and techniques. Over the past 30 years, the SMQ has helped more than 600,000 individuals to effectively manage their stress. As a result, the SMQ has become an integral part of many corporate stress management programs and wellness/health centers around the world. Now, the SMQ is available to the public for personal self-development and stress relief...right at home