Stress Management

Team 6
Learning Objectives
To throw light on Stress Management
To understand the different types of stress
Means to cope up and Managing stress

Learning Outcomes
To know and get ideas on stress management
To understand the different types of stress and causes
Understanding stress at workplace
Effective strategies to cope up and manage stress
Balancing stress and enjoy oneself
 STRESS
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Stress Challenges Demands
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77 % Illness 51%Violence and Crime
62% Money 61% Work
63% Future 57% Political Climate

PHYSICAL STRESSORS
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 TYPES OF STRESS

ACUTE STRESS EPISODIC CHRONIC

ACUTE STRESS STRESS
 CAUSES OF STRESS

INTERNAL CAUSES OF STRESS EXTERNAL CAUSES OF STRESS

• Major life changes
• Work
• Relationship difficulties
• Financial problems
• Personal appearance
• Health worries
• Pessimism
• Inability to accept uncertainty
• Rigid thinking, lack of flexibility
• Negative self talk
• Unrealistic expectations/ perfectionism
Workplace Stress
• Work-related stress is the response people may have when presented with work demands
and pressures that are not matched to their knowledge and abilities and which challenge
their ability to cope

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knowledge
Challenges
Work
Pressure Demands place
stress
Competition Worries

Obstacles Stress Response

• Stress occurs in a wide range of work
circumstances but is often made worse
when employees feel they have little
support from supervisors and colleagues, as
well as little control over work processes
• There is often confusion between
pressure or challenge and stress and
sometimes it is used to excuse bad
management practice.

LESS LITTLE

Boss and Colleagues

COTROL
Perception

SUPPORT OVER WORK

PROCESS
 10 SIMPLE TIPS TO HELP MANAGE AND REDUCE YOUR STRESS
LEVELS

 Avoid Caffeine, Alcohol, and Nicotine

• Avoid, or at least reduce, your consumption of nicotine and any drinks containing caffeine and alcohol.
Caffeine and nicotine are stimulants and so will increase your level of stress rather than reduce it.

 Indulge in Physical Activity

• Physical exercise can be used as a surrogate to metabolize the excessive stress hormones and restore
your body and mind to a calmer, more relaxed state.
 Get More Sleep
A lack of sleep is a significant cause of stress. Unfortunately though, stress also interrupts our sleep as
thoughts keep whirling through our heads, stopping us from relaxing enough to fall asleep.

 Try Relaxation Techniques

One very simple technique is to focus on a word or phrase that has a positive meaning to you. Words
such as "calm" "love" and "peace" work well, or you could think of a self-affirming mantra such as “I
deserve calm in my life” or “Grant me serenity”.

 Talk to Someone
Talking can work by either distracting you from your stressful thoughts or releasing some of the built-
up tension by discussing it.
 Keep a Stress Diary
Keeping a stress diary for a few weeks is an effective stress management tool as it will help you become
more aware of the situations which cause you to become stressed.

 Take Control
Stress can be triggered by a problem that may on the surface seem impossible to solve. Learning how to find
solutions to your problems will help you feel more in control thereby lowering your level of stress.

 Manage Your Time

At times, we all feel overburdened by our 'To Do' list and this is a common cause of stress. Accept that you
can not do everything at once and start to priorities and your tasks.
 Learn to Say ‘No’
Learning to say “No” to additional or unimportant requests will help to reduce your level of stress,
and may also help you develop more self-confidence.

 Rest If You Are Ill

If you are feeling unwell, do not feel that you have to carry on regardless. A short spell of rest will
enable the body to recover faster.
 Activity Session Objectives
FIRE IN THE BELLY DANCE
• To portray the influence of prioritizing • To embrace and love oneself
• Effective Organizing • Take care of oneself
• Means to refresh oneself
• Self motivation and distraction from stress
 Conclusion
• Stress is natural, essential and unavoidable
• Todays work environment is one of constant and chaotic change, there needs to be
dynamic stress management
• Identify the stressors
• There is lot of ways to bust stress with different stress busters
• Stress is not always bad
• Have a healthy life style
• Be pro – active and take charge