. List at least four or five factors that influence this implication.
4.	List and discuss three stress management strategies you could incorporate into your current lifestyle. How will you do so? Be specific.
5.	What role does diet play in the total stress picture in your life? List three ways you can improve the dietstress connection in your daily life.
6.	List the top two daily hassles and the top two daily uplifts in your life.
7.	Take the Life Event Stress Test for Lisa (see chapter introduction). What was her score? How would you advise her?

Relaxation

Relaxation is an important stress management strategy. You cannot simply wish to become a more relaxed person. Becoming relaxed is a skill that takes commitment and practice. Make the commitment now.

1.	How often do you practice one of the relaxation techniques described in Chapter 10 (meditation, autogenic training and imagery, progressive relaxation, abdominal breathing, hatha yoga, massage, biofeedback)? Explain your response.
2.	Do you think you could benefit by improving your ability to relax? Explain.
3.	(A) List the six relaxation techniques discussed in this chapter. (B) Name one of the relaxation techniques (in Strategy #2) that you would enjoy practicing on a regular basis:
	(A) The six are:
	(B) Describe the technique you have selected:
	Why did you select this one?
4.	Practice the relaxation technique you identified (in #3 above) for 20 minutes a day for 3 days.
5.	Describe your experience with this technique (i.e., how you felt before and after; what time of day you practiced it; where, etc.).
6.	Is this a skill you can use to manage the stress in your daily life? Explain.
7.	Would you like to try any of the other techniques? If so, which one(s) and why?
8.	Do you think relaxation is important in the management of your stress? Why or why not?

Do you think relaxation is important in the management of your stress? Why or why not? Use several sentences to explain your answer.