The Stress mess

This humorous yet hard hitting film follows the Wilson family - Fred, Stacey and their college student daughter, Karen - through a typical stress filled day. The program teaches the importance of setting priorities, delegating tasks, learning to say “No”, and learning how to relax.

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Credits

production company

Barr Films

co-producer

Ron Underwood

Mark Chodzko

director

Ron Underwood

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300280

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Relaxation

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stress (Physiology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stress management

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1982

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