Section A: Case Study

Describes the person and their stress-related illness

• Personal Data: age, personality characteristics, social roles, and stressors exclude details about their illness as these details are addressed in the remaining sub-sections of the case study
• Nature of the Illness: names and explains the illness (excludes burnout), including how it developed. Identifies the cause of the illness as partially or completely caused by stress, and explicitly cites a peer-reviewed source as evidence that it is a stress-related illness.
• Physical Symptoms and Physiological Effects: describes six key physical symptoms directly related to the illness, that the person is experiencing, and explains three physiological effects of the illness inside the body.
• Psychological Symptoms: identifies and explains four key psychological symptoms directly related to the illness, that the person is experiencing.
• Changes Caused by the Illness: taking into account information presented in the personal data subsection of the case study, identifies and explains two distinct changes in the person’s situation or lifestyle caused by the illness; also identifies and explains two stressors directly arising from the illness and/or its treatment.

Section B: 

• Describes three evidence-based, stress-management techniques that your person can apply to themselves.
• Includes one cognitive restructuring technique.
• Together the three techniques make up a comprehensive treatment plan.
• Each technique is marked out of 13 marks and includes:
• Details about the technique
•  A detailed description of how to carry out the technique.
• Details about how frequently the person applies the technique and for how long.
• Details about how the person knows they are applying the technique correctly.
• The explanation for the choice of technique
• Explains why the technique is appropriate for the person, the illness, and the stressors involved.
• Cites peer-reviewed sources to support points, as relevant, and ensures authors’ ideas are appropriately credited.