WORK RELATED STRESS CASE STUDY Cookstown District Council Geographically positioned within the centre of Northern Ireland‚ Cookstown District Council (The Council) is a medium sized local authority with a workforce of some 280 employees. It is one of twenty six local authorities across Northern Ireland and as such has a range of statutory functions to fulfil. As well as these statutory obligations the work areas in which the Council is heavily involved in has expanded dramatically over recent years
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STRESS RELATED DISEASES Several definitions of stress have been proposed thus causing a great deal of confusion. Therefore‚ I would like to leave the meaning of this word very simple. It is a term we human beings use to stand for hundreds of specific problems in our lives. It is a word we use when we feel angry‚ depressed‚ frustrated or worried. Stress can be categorized into physical‚ emotional and behavioral. I would like to dwell only on the physical effects of stress. Research shows that
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Stress occurs in human life is frequency because there are many challenge people need to face in daily. Also it is a part of student’s life‚ when the student study at university‚ they may face more difficult problem such as more expectation from their parents‚ financial problems‚ exam or assignment. There are many definitions about stress‚ one definition of stress is the body’s reaction from any situation or thought that changes a physical‚ mental or emotional adjustment or response. (Morrow‚ 2009)
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Three Stress Hormones Life is full of mystery‚ a journey that is full of twists and turns‚ ups and downs‚ that can sometime lead to depression or your simple happiness. But like all journeys there are obstacles that could go on your way and stop you to reach your personal goal. Various situations where one is unable to deal with this turns‚ let alone have the courage to face its ups and downs. Stress is no stranger to our lives. The term stress can be utilized in several approaches because stress
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What Is Stress and How Can You Manage It Better? Understanding Stress A major challenge facing any worker who wants to stay healthy and have good interpersonal relationships is to manage stress effectively. Although stress is an everyday term‚ a scientific definition helps clarify its meaning. Stress is an adaptive response that is the consequence of any action‚ situation‚ or event that places special demands on a person. Note that stress‚ as used here‚ refers to a reaction to the situation‚
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the individual to initiate stress responses (Olpin & Hesson‚ 2013)‚ hence worsening her physical and mental health. Stress is a demand made upon the adaptive capacities of the body and mind (Olpin & Hesson‚ 2013). Stressor‚ as explained above‚ is source of stress. Amanda’s stressors can be analyzed in two aspects. To begin with‚ the major stressor is her career. To her‚ the
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”exclaimed Kellie There are many ways to cope with stress. Some people may think that coping with stress only means too do unhealthy things as in smoke‚ drink‚ inject‚ get high‚ etc. But‚ there a lot of healthy and harmless ways to cope with stress. As in taking deep breaths‚ taking walks‚ meditating‚ praying‚ exercising‚ etc. But there are different ways to deal with it and there is an order it goes in. First‚ you avoid unnecessary stress. Not all stress can be avoided‚ and it’s not healthy to avoid
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stressed. The American Institute of Stress defines stress as physical‚ mental‚ or emotional strain or tension. I’m very interested in the topic of stress management because as a college student I’m faced with all different kinds of stress. After reading articles on the topic I would like to inform all of you of a few reasons for stress and then some tips to help you manage your stress and make college life more enjoyable. First‚ I’ll talk about some of the reasons for stress. Although I’m sure that there
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yourself down is to embrace the fact that you are stuck in a gridlock. You are going to be there for a while‚ you might as well have a good time. The second thing you do is to call and indicate that you are going to be late‚ because you do not want added stress on top of the traffic jam. You can try to drive around the traffic jam‚ but in some big cities everybody’s going to be re-routeing around it. You can use your GPS apps to try to get through it‚ or you can as‚ I mentioned before‚ resign yourself
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Strategies For Managing Stress Stress‚ is defined as a person ’s adaptive response to a stimulus that places excessive psychological or physical demands on a person. Stress manifests itself differently from person to person. A stressful situation for one person could very well be tolerable to a person of substantial hardiness and optimism. Many people incorrectly assume that a susceptibility to stress is a sign of personal weakness or cause for embarrassment‚ but stress affects everyone. We as
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