Lecture: 6 Classic Misconceptions About Stress

Evening lecture on stress myths and their impact on well-being

Format: Lecture, suitable for an evening session

Duration: Approx. 1 hour

Participants: Unlimited

Time & Place: By arrangement

Description

How can we reduce stress? This lecture examines six common assumptions about stress, exploring whether they hold true – and why or why not:

• Stress is “just something we experience” – purely psychological

• The goal is to become “stress-free”

• The solution is to stop paying so much attention

• Stress is an alarm signal

• Stress can be managed through structural measures

• Communities are the solution to the mental health crisis

The lecture is based on the article “Six Classic Misconceptions About Stress and Stress Symptoms” (Politiken, September 2024), authored by Berit Hessing/FI Huset and Karen Johanne Pallesen/Synergia.dk.

Instructor

Karen Johanne Pallesen
Neurobiologist, PhD in Health Sciences
Instructor at the PhD School, Aarhus University in The Science of Stress and Resilience, Hammel Neurocenter, and Folkeuniversitetet. Columnist and debater on stress, well-being, and workplace health.

Articles:

• Six Classic Misconceptions About Stress and Stress Symptoms (2024)

• Workplaces Should Make Stress Prevention a Natural Part of Their Work Culture (2023)

Questions & booking: info@synergia.dk / +45 2679 7407