SYSTEMS INVESTIGATION & ANALYSIS – Stress and Anxiety Assignment

PROJECT PHASES

Identity 3 problems/opportunities worth addressing with a website. Then, select one problem/opportunity and create a MS Word document with the following content:

Problem/Opportunity Definition: Briefly describe the problem/opportunity your web page will address and explain why the Internet is the ideal medium for addressing this problem.

Solution Ideas: List and briefly describe 10 ideas on how to meet your stated objectives. Select a single idea to make a web page.

Objective Definition: Define at least 3 different S.M.A.R.T. business (not system) objectives.

Overview of your Web Pages: A brief description of your web page (describe how you visualize your web page to look like after you build it).

NOTE: During the analysis phase, you should ask questions and clarifications about the project. Please read the entire project specifications and ask me questions if there is something you do not understand.

1-briefly describe the problem why it’s cause of stress and anxiety.

2- list briefly and describe 10 ideas how to overcome the anxiety and stress.

Solution – Stress and Anxiety Research Paper

Definition

Anxiety is an emotion characterized by intense and excessive worry, fear, and distress, which occur when someone is experiencing real or perceived threats (Sarason, 2019). The main causes of stress and anxiety include stressful life events like work, school, relationships, and finances, health issues, past traumas, family history, social isolation, and societal pressure.

The internet is the ideal medium for addressing issues related to stress and anxiety because it allows people to easily access information about these issues and find resources where they can seek mental health services. As more people are using the internet and digital platforms today, it is easier to connect with others experiencing similar issues and find communities where they can find support. Developing a website dedicated to stress and anxiety management will be a helpful source of information for people to turn to at any time and place.

Solution Ideas

Meditation and mindfulness exercises: Offer short videos and sound clips, which can help individuals learn about meditation techniques and how to cope with anxiety (Strohmaier et al., 2021).
Breathing and relaxation techniques: Post instructional videos or steps on how deep breathing techniques could be performed to enhance relaxation.
Healthy lifestyle: Encourage habits like regular exercise, eating healthy, avoiding drugs, alcohol, and caffeinated drinks.
Sleep improvement: Educate people on habits that will help them get enough sleep (Strohmaier et al., 2021).
Support groups: Create spaces where people share and discuss how to deal with anxiety.
Journaling: Journaling prompts that may help people analyze various aspects of the daily life including situations which may have been stressing them during the day, and their progress in stress management.
Socializing: Encourage individuals to talk to family and friends and try to make new connections.
Cognitive behavioral therapy: Use structured and engaging activities to enable users to recognize and challenge negative thoughts that lead to anxiety (Sarason, 2019).
Offer expert advice: Include specialists who can help people understand their condition, what could be the cause or trigger, and how it can be treated.
Stress tracking: Provide a stress monitor or stress diary in which the users can enter their stress levels, sources of stress, thoughts, and emotions so they can track their anxiety.

The webpage will consist of text, audio, and video instructions for meditation and mindfulness exercises, that will teach users how to engage in practices that they can use independently, on a regular basis or when feeling anxious.

Objective

Increase website traffic to 10,000 visits per month within the first year: Advertise the website through social media, search engine optimization, and partnerships with wellness bloggers and influencers who will assist in creating traffic.
Acquire about 5,000 active users within the first year: Apply promotional strategies and campaigns on as many platforms as possible to attract new users and keep the current ones.
Generate revenue of up to $10,000 per month by the end of the second year: This will be from page views and fees for premium courses and one-on-one coaching.

Overview

The website will have a fairly simple design and layout, which will only contain a few appealing and have limited colors in order to look as relaxing as possible. On the homepage, there will be a short description of stress and anxiety and information on meditation and mindfulness exercises. Every page will contain menu items with a search bar and will include navigation for various audio, video, and text content. It will have a free version containing basic content and a premium version in which users will pay for guided meditation lessons and work with coaches in case they need a more individualized approach.

References

Sarason, I. G. (2019). Cognitive processes, anxiety and the treatment of anxiety disorders. In Anxiety and the anxiety disorders (pp. 87-108). Routledge.

Strohmaier, S., Jones, F. W., & Cane, J. E. (2021). Effects of length of mindfulness practice on mindfulness, depression, anxiety, and stress: A randomized controlled experiment. Mindfulness, 12, 198-214.