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Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 3 hours
  • Course by University of Toronto
  • Offered by

About

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

Modules

Week 1 videos and quizzes

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • End of Module Knowledge Check

4 Videos

  • Introduction and Overview
  • Understanding the Anxiety Response
  • The Necessity of Strategies to Manage Anxiety
  • Good Relaxation: A Skill We All Know to Learn Now

1 Readings

  • Guided Relaxation Audio

Week 2 videos and quizzes

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • End of Module Knowledge Check

3 Videos

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

Week 3 Videos and Quiz

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week Three Knowledge Check

3 Videos

  • The Importance of Control
  • The Effects of Isolation
  • Strategies for Managing Isolation

Lesson Title

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Summary and Invitation

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Discover effective strategies to manage anxiety during COVID-19 in this comprehensive course on mental health. Led by Coursera, this personal development course delves into understanding anxiety, managing news consumption, coping with isolation, and maintaining social connections. Spread over 180 minutes, it offers foundational insights and practical tools to help you regain control. Available through Starter and Professional subscriptions, it's ideal for anyone seeking to improve their mental resilience in challenging times.

Steve Joordens
Instructor

Steve Joordens