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 WHAT IS STRESS?

Stress is difficult to define partly

because it means different things
to different people.

Stress is anything that places a

demand on us physically, mentally,
or emotionally. It makes us change
the normal way we live.

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WHAT IS A STRESSOR?
Stressor: It is the variety of external and
internal stimuli that evokes stress.

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THE VARIATIONS OF STRESS
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• Eustress: Positive Stress.
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• Distress: Negative Stress.
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• Hyperstress: Excessive
stress.
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• Hypostress: Insufficient
stress.
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 CAUSE OF STRESS:

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Individual Stressor

Group Stressor
Organizational Stressor

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 EFFECTS OF STRESS
•Psychological
•Emotional
•Physical
•Behavioural

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 Effects of Stress on performanc
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SOURCES OF
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1. Frustration:
When Goal- Directed Behavior is blocked

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 2. Conflict of motives:

Approach- Approach Conflict:

There is a choice between two or more
desirable goals.
What should I
do?
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 Avoidance- Avoidance Conflict:
There is a choice between two or
more undesirable goals.

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Approach - Avoidance Conflict:
There is a single goal with both
desirable and undesirable qualities.

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 Double Approach- Avoidance Conflict:
Choice Between two goals which have
both desirable and undesirable qualities.

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3. Pressures:
ò Pressures to achieve specific goals
or to behave in particular ways.

òPressure force a person to speed

up, intensify effort, or change the
direction of goal- oriented behaviour

Sources of pressure:
1. External
2. Internal

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 How to Manage
Stress.
•Identify your Stressors.
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•Know how you react.
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•Learn techniques to deal with stress.
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•Integrate stress management to your daily life.
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 Mental Techniques
•Time management.
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•Organize.
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•Re-label.
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•Problem solve.
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 Diversions.
•Music.
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•Hobbies.
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•Play.
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•Learning.
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•Vacation.

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 Stress Management
Plan.
•Identify stressors.
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•Determine your reactions.
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•Techniques currently used.
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•Techniques to add or change.

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 “STRESS IS TO BE DEALT EVERY
MOMENT OF LIFE”

“WHICH STRESS MANAGEMENT

TECHNIQUE TO USE WILL DEPEND
ON THE SOURCE OF STRESS AND
THE INDIVIDUAL ”

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ENJOY A STRESS FREE
LIFE! !

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