Illness Management and Recovery / IMR-A03-2
Stress and Vulnerability Map — Practice worksheet
Map current stress, environmental demands, coping resources, and supports without assigning blame.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Casey notices a crowded living situation makes routines harder.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Experiences are affected by interacting stressors, supports, and individual vulnerabilities.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Map current stress, environmental demands, coping resources, and supports without assigning blame.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
Which part of the environment or support system could change? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- Which part of the environment or support system could change?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Illness Management and Recovery Evidence-Based Practices KIT — SAMHSA
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.