Introduction Stress is an unavoidable consequence of modern living. Everyone experiences stress in varying forms and degrees. Company directors‚ teachers‚ actors‚ government officials‚ athletes‚ navy officers/soldiers‚ housewives and even students experience stress. With the growth of industries‚ pressure in the urban areas‚ quantitative growth in population and various problems in day to day life are some of the reasons for increase in stress. More generally‚ the term “stress” has been widely
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Managing Stress It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about stress. The bills won’t stop coming‚ there will never be more hours in the day‚ and your career and family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have more control than you might think. In fact‚ the simple realization that you’re in control of your life is the foundation of stress management. Managing stress is all about taking charge of your thoughts‚ emotions‚ schedule‚ and the
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Definitions of stress: The most commonly accepted definition of stress (mainly attributed to Richard S Lazarus) is that 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. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_00.htm The UK Healthy and Safety Executive defines stress in the following way: "the adverse
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Stress is a pressure or tension exerted on a material object. It is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Stress Management refers to the wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person’s levels of stress‚ especially chronic stress‚ usually for the purpose of improving everyday functioning. Stress Management can help you to either remove or change the source of stress‚ alter the way you view a stressful
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created certain amounts of stress. The material presented thus far may have created feelings of anxiety‚ anger‚ and sadness. The multitude of problems and needs that I have personally encountered can be overwhelming and can lead job “burnout”. It happens to many people in most occupations. Human services workers may be particular vulnerable to burnout because of emotional stress from trying to assist people who have many emotional and social problems which they seek help. Stress occurs daily. It is not
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Occupational Stress By: David J. Derro (dderro1@netcarrier.com) Opening Statement: This paper will examine some causes and some of the effects of stress on individuals in the work environment. Role overload will be discussed as a major agent of stress at both work and home. Role Underload‚ Role Conflict‚ Role Ambiguity will be discussed briefly for comparison. Examples of stress in the work place will be used to illustrate the broad ramifications of stress in the occupational setting. Examples of
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Stress can be a positive thing - helping an individual to grow‚ develop‚ be stimulated and take action. However‚ if stress exceeds a person’s ability to cope it can impact on their mental and physical health in a range of ways. Some research studies estimate up to two thirds of illnesses seen by GP’s are stress related. In the days of the caveman‚ stress often came in the form of physical threats that required individuals to react quickly and decisively. The body helped out by automatically
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What is the difference between pressure and stress? Answer: Pressure is the external force acting over a unit surface area of a material. Stress is an internal force acting over a cross sectional area within the material. It may also be thought of as the internal resistive response of a material to the applied external pressure. They both have the units of force / area. suppose we have a cubical solid mass. We apply external force of few magnitude on it and this force will try to deform the
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Stress Difference Among Men And Women In The Commercial Banks Of Lahore‚ Pakistan. Stress is majorly common in behavior study and can be described as a challenge faced by a person in his life in the form of environmental events or personal factors. Stress is the connection between stressor and the person’s reaction to it. Stressor can be any factor within the organization‚ whether a competition among employees‚ work overload‚ high expectations from the people surrounding you and many more. Dewe
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INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY Work Related stress is a major cause of employee’s low productivity in an organisation. Encarta dictionary defines stress as strain felt by somebody mentally‚ physically‚ emotionally which may cause symptoms as raised blood pressure and depression. It is important to recognise and address properly job-related stress because it badly affects the employee’s mental and physiological health. As there is so many resources for employees to perform excellent in their jobs
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