STRESS MANAGEMENT

HOW TO HANDLE STRESS!!!!

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RESULT….
 WHAT IS STRESS?
A person’s adaptive response to a
stimulus that places excessive
psychological and physical demands on
him or her.
 Research findings from WHO
(World Health Organization)

• 40% of workers reported their job

was very or extremely stressful.
• 25% view their jobs as the number
one stressor in their lives.
• 25% have felt like screaming or
shouting because of job stress
 Research Findings (cont…)

• 26% have been driven to tears because

of workplace stress.
• 62% routinely find that they end the day
with work-related neck pain.
• 34% reported difficulty in sleeping
because they were too stressed-out.
• 12% had called in sick because of job
stress.
 INDICATORS OF STRESS..

hange in emotional pattern:

Angry outburst
Depression
Lack of interest
Tendency to cry
Nightmares
Impatience
NON PRODUCTIVE

Cont….
INDICATORS OF STRESS..(cont..)

Change in thinking pattern:

Forgetfulness
Preoccupation
Blocking
Blurred vision
Reduced creativity
Lack of concentration
Negative thinking
 INDICATORS OF STRESS..(cont..)

Change in behavioral pattern:

Increased smoking
Aggressive behavior
Increased alcohol or drug use
Mood swings
Carelessness
Under eating
Nervous laughter
INDICATORS OF STRESS..(cont..)

Change in physical pattern:

Increased heart rate
Elevated blood pressure
Sweaty palms
Constipation
Urinary hesitancy
Dryness of mouth
fatigue
 SOURCES OF STRESS
EXTRAORGANIZATIONAL STRESSORS

Social & Technological Changes

Family Problems

Relocation

Economic & Financial Conditions

ORGANIZATIONAL STRESSORS

High-stress jobs

Job role

Organizational politics

Poor working conditions

POOR WORKING CONDITIONS
25%

, 20% 20%
20%
17%

15% , 14%
, 12%
11%
10%
6%
5%

0%
Inadequate ventilation Problems with office accomadation
Lack of privacy Poor lighting
Indequate temperature control Noise levels
Poor site conditions
 GROUP STRESSORS
 Absence of group cohesiveness

Absence of support from group members

conflicts related to the groups

INDIVIDUAL STRESSORS

 Role conflicts & ambiguity

 Locus of Control

 Self Efficacy

 Psychological Hardiness
 STRATEGIES

Individual Organizational
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES
• Problem focused strategies
• Redesigning the job
• Training
• Providing various day care facilities

• Emotion focused strategies

• Open communication
• Employee assistance program
• RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
 INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES
• Problem focused strategies
• Time management
• Seeking help
• Shifting to other job

• Emotion focused strategies

• Yoga
• Meditation
• Muscle toning
• music and dancing
• Yoganidra
• Therapy – humor, visual, hydro