Stress is the combination of physiological‚ psychological‚ and behavioral reactions that people have in response to events that threaten or challenge them. Stress can be good or bad. Sometimes stress is helpful‚ providing people with extra energy or alertness they need. Stress can also motivate people to perform. In response to danger‚ your body prepares to face a threat or flee or flee to safety. Stress results from the interaction between stressors and the individual’s perception and reaction to
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questions…………………………………………………………………….2 1.5 Significance of the study……………………………………………………………2-3 1.6 Scope of the study……………………………………………………………………..3 1.7 Organization of the study……………………………………………………………...3 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Stress…………………………………………………………………………………..4 2.2 Types of stress……………………………………………………………………....5-6 2.3 Stress‚ health and Productivity………………………………………………….......6-7 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………........8 3.2 Research Design……………………………………………………………………….8 3.3 Population
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STRESS MANAGEMENT: NEED OF AN HOUR Dr. M. Selvakumar Assistant Professor PG and Research Dept. of Commerce Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College‚ Sivakasi 626 124 Tamilnadu‚ India INTRODUCTION Stress management is the need of the hour. However hard we try to go beyond a stress situation‚ life seems to find new ways of stressing us out and plaguing us with anxiety attacks. Moreover‚ be it our anxiety‚ mind-body exhaustion or our erring attitudes‚ we tend to overlook causes of stress and the conditions
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Stress is a very common issue among all individuals. It has been discovered that all people‚ regardless of age and social status‚ experience some degree of stress. When the body is introduced to more than it feels as if it can handle appropriately‚ it has a natural tendency to react to the things that it interprets as a direct threat. We each have a response that is actually instinctual and ultimately for self protection. Many medical professionals refer to this as the "fight or flight response"
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Christopher Giacomelli September 17‚ 2014 Gender and Police Stress In every profession there is a strong possibility for stress but in law enforcement the stress factors are more powerful then those of other professions. In the earlier years of law enforcement there have been tests and studies done to determine what exactly causes the stress and what methods worked to combat those stressful feelings for male police officers. However‚ in today’s society female police officers are becoming more
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The Impact Of Stress On Employees Motivation Psychology Essay Introduction Background of the Study Stress Management is defines a set of skills which enables one to manage‚ recover ‚helps one in coping with the deficiencies .These types of skills or techniques helps one to develop himself/herself in difficult times.( Jonathan.C.Smith‚2002). Stress can be called as the physical as well as mental response to things‚ feelings ‚ places or people. Stress is caused by things called as stressors
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Many people experience stress as they combine busy lives and the demands of study and or work while trying to also save time for friends and family.. For some people‚‚ stress becomes almost a way of life.. We all experience episodic stress – getting ready for a major exam‚‚ completing an important paper‚‚ perhaps getting ready for an important interview.. However‚‚ a continuous ““state”” of stress should not become a way of life.. We know that stress – over a prolonged period of time
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As a school counselor‚ I have found that stress has been a constant throughout my career. I work with students‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and administrators who have different needs and require attention‚ sometimes all at the same time. I often feel like I’m trying to keep my head above water‚ sometimes to the detriment of my home life. The stress journal assignment gave me the opportunity to reflect on the many sources of my stress as well as identify changes that could be made in order to help minimize
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Stress is becoming increasingly normalised in today’s society as a result of amplified levels of daily pressures and stressors. Accepted intensified levels of stress have led to many physical and psychological effects on the body‚ as many people feel they have very little resources and skills to manage the stress they are experiencing (Burton & Carlson‚ 2010). Richard Lazarus defined stress as “a state of anxiety produced when events and responsibilities exceed one’s coping abilities” (Seaward‚ 2011)
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What Is Chronic Stress? Do you know what your body experiences during a stressful situation? Your body triggers the alarm and suddenly you’re on high alert‚ cortisol floods your system‚ your brain thinks you are in mortal danger and that fight or flight instinct is bearing down on you. Once upon a time‚ that instinct kicked in when our ancestors were faced with a ferocious beast in the wild – unfortunately today’s ferocious beasts tend to be angry bosses‚ traffic‚ and a nagging partner. While
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