Stress: Mrs. Meenakshi Mam Minu
Stress: Mrs. Meenakshi Mam Minu
Stress: Mrs. Meenakshi Mam Minu
MINU VANDANA
INTRODUCTION
STRESS IS AN OUTSIDE FORCE OR EVENT THAT HAS AN EFFECT ON OUR BODY OR MIND. STRESS IS ONE OF THE TOP HEALTH HAZARDS WE FACE TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY, ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO GO THROUGH LIFE WITHOUT THE IRRITATIONS THAT MAKE US TENSE. SOME PEOPLE DEAL WITH THE SITUATION BETTER THAN OTHERS. STRESS CAN COME FROM ANY SITUATION OR THOUGHT THAT MAKES YOU FEEL FRUSTRATED, ANGRY, NERVOUS OR ANXIOUS.
MEANING
THE STRESS IS A PHYSICAL, MENTAL, OR EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO EVENTS THAT CAUSE BODILY OR MENTAL TENSION. STRESS IS THE DYNAMIC CONDITION IN WHICH A PERSON IS FACED CONSTRAINT & STRAINS. STRESS IS DISCOMFORT OF AN INDIVIDUAL.STRESS DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT. SOMETIMES IT IS ALSO A SOURCE FOR DEEP INSPIRATION TO WORK AND INCREASE PERFORMANCE.
AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE GRAPH, INCREASED STRESS RESULTS IN INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY UP TO A CERTAIN POINT, AFTER WHICH THINGS GO RAPIDLY DOWNHILL. BUT, THAT POINT OR PEAK DIFFER FOR EACH OF US.
DEFINITION
ACC. TO BEEHR & NEWMAN JOB STRESS IS A CONDITION ARRISING FROM THE INTERACTION OF THE PEOPLE & THEIR JOBS, & CHARACTERISED BY CHANGES WITH IN PEOPLE THAT FORCE THEM TO DEVIATE FROM THEIR NORMAL FUNCTIONING.
SYMPTOMS
STRESS SHOWS ITSELF IN A NO. OF WAYS. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS EXPERIENCING STRESS MAY DEVELOP THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. BEHAVIOURAL SYMPTOMS .
PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
THE MAJOR CONCERN OF STRESS WAS DIRECTED AT PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS ARE : HEADACHES(TENSION AND MIGRAINES) MUSCLE ACHES AND PAINS OVER AND UNDER EATING STOMACH PROBLEMS SLEEP DISTURBANCES CHRONIC MILD FATIGUE
PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
ANXIETY DEPRESSION FRUSTRATION FORGETFULNESS MORE IRRITABILITY FEELING POWERLESSNESS MORE PROBLEMS AT WORK LOSING YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR.
BEHAVIOURAL SYMPTOMS
DIRECT BEHAVIOR THAT MAY ACCOMPANY HIGH LEVEL OF STRESS INCLUDE :ANGER SLEEPLESSNESS REDUCTION IN PRODUCTIVITY MORE IRRITABILITY WITH FAMILY MEMBERS MORE USE OF ALCOHALS, OR CIGARETTES MORE USEOF DRUGS OR SLIPPING PILLS
CAUSES OF STRESS
EMPLOYEES STRESS ARE DUE TO ORGANISATIONAL CAUSE. ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS ARE RELATED TO THE CAUSES OF STRESS ARISING WITN IN THE ORGANISATION. IT HAVE FOUR FACTORS:ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS. GROUP FACTORS. INDIVIDUAL FACTORS.
CONSEQUENCES OF STRESS
STRESS IS AUTOMATICALLY BAD FOR INDIVIDUAL EMOLOYEES OR THEIR ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE.DISTRESS EXPERIENCED BY INDIVIDUALS HAS NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THEM , THEIR FAMILIES & FOR THE ORGANISATION THEY SERVE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF STRESS ARE DEVIDED IN TO THREE CATEGORIES : FOR THE FAMILY. FOR THE ORGANISATION FOR THE INDIVIDUAL..
STRESS MANAGEMENT
STRESS REDUCTION STRATEGIES MAY BE CATEGORIZED IN TWO PARTS : (A) INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES (B) ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGIES
INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES
MUSCLE RELAXATION BIOFEEDBACK MEDITATION COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING TIME MANAGEMENT
ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGIES
ORGANISATION TOO HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING STRESS REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND ORGANISING STRESS REDUCTION WORKSHOP .
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