JOB STRESS Bagya. D M.A.‚M.ED.‚D.T.E. PONDICHERRY CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. INDIA. Stress is derived from the Latin word "Stringere" which means to draw tight. Stress is a dynamic condition in which an individual is confronted with an opportunity‚ demand or resource related to what the individual desires and for which the outcome is perceived to be both uncertain and important (Cooper et. al. 2002). Stress has been a focus of study in medical science where it has been defined as a perturbation of
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Routledge. Johnson‚ M.‚ & Stone‚ G.L. (1987). Social workers and burnout: A psychological description. Journal of Social Science Research‚ 10 (1)‚ 67-80. Maslach‚ C.‚ & Leiter‚ M. (1997). The truth about burnout: How organizations cause personal stress and how to get out of it. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Maslach‚ C.‚ Jackson‚ S.‚ & Leiter‚ M. (1996). The Maslach Burnout Inventory Manual (3rd ed.). Palo Alto‚ CA: Consulting Psychologists Press. Van Den Bergh‚ N. (1995). Employee assistance programs
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Workplace stress The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines workplace stress as “the process that arises where work demands of various types and combinations exceed the person’s capacity and capability to cope.” This can lead to sickness‚ absences and high levels of staff turnover within a business: results which are positive for neither the staff nor the company. However‚ despite claiming that stress at work is widespread throughout the UK‚ the HSE (2010) also offers strategies designed to
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1.0 Introduction We generally use the word stress when we feel that everything seems to have become too much‚ we are overloaded and wonder whether we really can cope with the pressures placed upon us. Anything that poses a challenge or a threat to our well-being is a stress. Some stresses get you going and they are good for you‚ without any stress at all many say our lives would be boring and would probably feel pointless. However‚ when the stresses undermine both our mental and physical
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1.1 Define "stress‚" "stressor‚" and give several examples of the three types of stress (pp. 3-5). Explain what is meant by “Holistic Health” and summarize the various dimensions of health (pp. 5-8). Summarize the various sources of stress; then explain the three basic approaches to managing stress which will be utilized in this course (pp. 8-12). In the book‚ Stress Management for Life by Michael Olpin and Margie Hesson (2013)‚ stress is defined as‚ “A demand made upon the adaptive capacities
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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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Stress and coping: a process Somatic Psychology: Stress August 12th‚ 2014 Stress and coping: a process The idea of stress is one that we‚ those of us in the American culture‚ live with all the time. There is a sense that multitasking and always coping with “more” is a sign of success. This is simply not a healthy way to live. In fact given the human capacity to extrapolate ideas we don’t even need to have anything actually stressful happening to activate ourselves. Instead‚ as noted by Sapolsky
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Chronic Stress Chronic stress occurs when the body experiences so many stressors that the autonomic nervous system rarely has a chance to activate the relaxation response. (We were built to handle acute stress‚ not chronic stress.) This type of chronic stress response occurs all too frequently from our modern lifestyle‚ when you stress over a busy schedule‚ an argument with a friend‚ a traffic jam‚ or a mountain of bills‚ your body reacts just as strongly as if you were facing a life-or-death
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Jones Final Paper: Stress in the workplace June 18‚ 2012 BUS 318: Organizational Business Instructor: Gary Priest Final Paper: Stress in the workplace Organizational behavior is the study of individuals and their behavior within an organized work environment. Many different facets of the business world make up organizational behavior including: motivation‚ personality‚ leadership‚ communication‚ and so much more. However‚ I plan to focus on the topic of stress within organizational
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ASC 4126 – The AIDS Pandemic Caregiver Stress Caregivers are those people who provide assistance to other people who are unable to perform certain activities on their own because of a physical disability or chronic illness. Formal care can be obtained at home‚ or from institutions such as nursing homes‚ and is offered by trained‚ paid or volunteer professional caregivers. However‚ informal care‚ which is usually offered by family members or friends‚ often in a home setting‚ is becoming
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