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STRESS is the trash of modern life - we all generate

it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile
up and overtake your life. 
What is Stress???

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 STRESS
THE GENERAL
•WHEN PRESSURES BUILD UP, IT
TERM APPLIED TO
CAUSES ADVERSE STRAIN ON A
THE PRESSURES
PERSON’S EMOTIONS, THOUGHT
PEOPLE FEEL IN
PROCESSES, BEHAVIORS, AND
LIFE.
PHYSICAL CONDITION.

•WHEN STRESS BECOMES

EXCESSIVE, PEOPLE DEVELOP
VARIOUS SYMPTOMS THAT CAN
HARM JOB PERFORMANCE AND
HEALTH, AND EVEN THREATEN THE
ABILITY TO COPE WITH THE
ENVIRONMENT.
Physiological Stress

 Ulcers
 Digestive Problems
 Headaches
 High Blood Pressure
 Insomnia
Psychological Stress

 Emotional Instability
 Moodiness
 Depression
 Burnout
 Chronic Worry
Behavioral Stress

 Excessive Smoking
 Drug Abuse
 Absenteeism
 Aggression
 Performance Problems
Extreme Products Of Stress
1.BURNOUT

 A CONDITION WHEREIN THE

HUMAN BODY CANNOT
REBUILD ITS ABILITY TO
COPE WITH STRESS ONCE IT
IS DEPLETED.
 A SITUATION IN WHICH
EMPLOYEES ARE
EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED,
BECOME DETACHED FROM
THEIR CLIENTS AND THEIR
WORK, AND FEEL UNABLE
TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR
GOALS.
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LITERALLY
ADDICTED TO WORK AND ARE
INTERNALLY DRIVEN TO SPEND
LONG HOURS AT WORK.

THEY PLACE HIGHER PRIORITY ON

WORK THAN ON FAMILY OR
RECREATION, THINK AND TALK
CONSTANTLY ABOUT WORK, HAVE
DIFFICULTY DELEGATING TO
OTHERS, WORRY ABOUT THEIR
CAREERS, AND OFTEN TRY TO
ACCOMPLISH MULTIPLE TASKS
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
WORKAHOLICS MAY PLACE HIGH EXPECTATIONS ON
THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AND, AS A RESULT,
EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY ACHIEVING A DESIRED
WORK-LIFE BALANCE

WHEN WORKERS BECOME BURNED OUT, THEY ARE

MORE LIKELY TO COMPLAIN, TO ATTRIBUTE THEIR
ERRORS TO OTHERS, TO MAGNIFY THEIR DOMINANT
TRAITS, AND TO BE HIGHLY IRRITABLE.

THE ALIENATION THEY FEEL DRIVES MANY OF THEM

TO THINK ABOUT LEAVING THEIR JOBS, TO SEEK OUT
OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME TRAINED FOR NEW
CAREERS, AND ACTUALLY TO QUIT. BURNOUT LEADS
TO INCREASED ABSENTEEISM AND DECREASED
QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF JOB PERFORMANCE.
 TRAUMA
•Another Severe Product of
Stress.
•Occurs following a major threat
to one’s security.
•Could be a:-
1. Natural Disaster
2. Organizational Crisis
3. Employee Abuse by
Employer
4. Personal Job loss
•Three major types of Trauma:

• Work Place Trauma

• Lay-Off Survivor’s Sickness

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Work-place Trauma
•Disintegration of employees’ self concepts
and beliefs.
•Harassment at Work
•Wrongful Termination
•Employee’s perceived incapacity to meet
performance expectations
Attitudinal Clues

 Severe moodiness
 Concentration Difficulties
 Alienation
 Tardiness
 Absenteeism
 Accident Proneness
Layoff Survivor’s
Sickness
 Suffer with feelings of Uncertainty, anger,
guilt and distrust.

 Employees who remain employed after

downsizing often ask “Will I be the next
one out?”
Workplace Violence

•Troubled Employee
•Unprovoked Fights
•Destruction of Property
•Use of weapons
Prevention of Stress

 Combination of Organizational change and

Stress Management.
 Ensuring workload and employee
capability balance.
 Provide meaning, stimulation and
opportunities.
 Define worker roles and responsibilities.
 Combat discrimination.
Give your STRESS
wings and let it fly
away.