Friday, 23 October 2015
Stress Management - Overview
Topic Overview
What is "stress"? Definition: stress is a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that "demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize." In short, it's what we feel when we think we've lost control of events.
- What is your definition of stress?
Stressful Jobs
Stressful Jobs
Some jobs, by definition, tend to be higher stress — such as ones that are in dangerous settings (fire, police), that deal with demanding customers (service providers), that have demanding time pressures (healthcare), and that have repetitive detailed work (manufacturing) — but stress is not limited to any one particular job or industry.
Giving your opinion: Which of the following areas in your company are the most stressful ones? Have a look at the photographs and decide.
Work Stress Causes
Work Stress: Causes
Several studies have shown that these are the top 10 work stresses:
Several studies have shown that these are the top 10 work stresses:
- Workload
- Feeling undervalued
- Deadlines
- Type of work people have to do
- Having to take on other people's work
- Lack of job satisfaction
- Lack of control over the working day
- Having to work long hours
- Frustration with the working environment
- Targets
- Do you agree? Would you add any other?
Alternative Anti-Stress Therapies
- Have you tried any of these therapies? Would you dare?
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