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Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19

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Course Summary

This course aims to help individuals manage their health during the COVID-19 pandemic. It covers a variety of topics such as prevention, treatment, and mental health.

Key Learning Points

Learn how to prevent COVID-19 and manage your health during the pandemic
Understand the different treatment options available
Explore the impact of COVID-19 on mental health

Learning Outcomes

Understand how to prevent COVID-19
Learn about treatment options for COVID-19
Explore the impact of COVID-19 on mental health

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of health and wellness
Access to the internet

Course Difficulty Level

Beginner

Course Format

Online
Self-paced

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Description

Never in the history of humanity have so many people been feeling intense anxiety related to COVID-19 and the world it will leave in its wake. The intent of this course is to give you a deeper understanding of the anxiety reaction as it relates to various aspects of our current life, ranging from our consumption of news to the way we talk to our children about this. I will also give you clear strategies for managing and, in fact, turning off the anxiety response at least for short periods. My sincere hope is that you will leave this course with a better understanding of how your brain reacts to crises, along with some powerful tools for managing it before it manages you.

In this course we will cover: 1.1 Introduction and Overview 1.2 Understanding the Anxiety Response 1.3 The Necessity of Strategies to Manage Anxiety 1.4 Achieving Relaxation: A Skill We All Need to Learn Now 2.1 Why Watching the News is Addicting and How to Manage Your Consumption 2.2 The Critical Art of Mental Distraction to Crowd Out Stressors 2.3 How We Think About Physical Distancing and Explaining it to Our Children 3.1 The Effects of Isolation 3.2 Some Strategies to Make Isolation More Tolerable 3.3 The Importance of Social Connection in a Physical Distancing World 4.1 The Need to Guard Against Depression: The Importance of Control 4.2 Bring it Together: Practice Makes Proficient 4.3 Invitation to Suggest Additional Videos

Outline

The Machinery Underlying Anxiety and How to Control It
Introduction and Overview
Understanding the Anxiety Response
The Necessity of Strategies to Manage Anxiety
Good Relaxation: A Skill We All Know to Learn Now
Guided Relaxation Audio

Managing Anxiety by Managing Your Environment
The News: Your Friend and Enemy
Crowding Out Anxiety Using Distractions
The Importance of Social Relations

Understanding and Managing the Effects of Isolation
The Importance of Control
The Effects of Isolation
Strategies for Managing Isolation

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Summary and Invitation

Summary of User Reviews

Discover how to manage your health during the COVID-19 pandemic with this online course. Users have praised the comprehensive content and practical advice provided throughout the course.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Comprehensive content and practical advice

Pros from User Reviews

Course covers a wide range of topics related to COVID-19 and health management
Instructors provide practical advice on how to stay safe and healthy
Course is well-structured and easy to follow

Cons from User Reviews

Some users found the course to be too basic
The course may not be suitable for those with advanced knowledge of COVID-19
Limited interaction with instructors and other students
Some users experienced technical issues with the platform

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