STRESS SOURCE & MANAGMENT

WHAT CAUSES STRESS ?

LIFE EVENTS

DAILY EVENTS

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS
PHYSICAL STRESSORS

 DIVORCE MARITAL SEPARATION IMPRISONMENT

DEATH OF A CLOSE RELATIVE

PERSONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS MARRIAGE FIRED FROM A JOB MARITAL RECONCILIATION RETIREMENT ILLNESS OF A RELATIVE PREGNANCY BIRTH OR ADOPTION BUSINESS READJUSTMENT DEATH OF A SPOUSE

CHANGE IN FINANCIAL STATUS DEATH OF A CLOSE FRIEND CHANGE TO DIFFERENT WORK INCREASED ARGUMENTS WITH SPOUSE LOAN FOR MAJOR PURCHASE CHANGE IN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES CHILD LEAVING HOME PROBLEMS WITH IN-LAWS OUTSTANDING PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT SPOUSE BEGINS OR STOPS WORK BEGIN OR END SCHOOL CHANGE IN LIVING CONDITIONS CHANGING PERSONAL HABITS PROBLEMS WITH YOUR BOSS

 INABILITY TO ADJUST
INSUFFICIENT RELAXATION RESPONSE RESPONSE ACTIVITY VARIATIONS

AGE
PERSONALITY ISOLATION/LONELINESS

ENVIRONMENT

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS

BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS

TOO MUCH SLEEP (HYPERSOMNIA) OR TOO LITTLE SLEEP (INSOMNIA) NIGHTMARES /BAD DREAMS NERVOUS HABITS LIKE NAIL-BITING OR FOOT-TAPPING

TEETH GRINDING
IRRITABILITY OR IMPATIENCE CRYING OVER MINOR INCIDENTS

BE AFRAID OF GOING TO WORK OR OTHER ACTIVITIES

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS

TENSION HEADACHES DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS LIKE INDIGESTION OR DIARRHEA SHALLOW BREATHING OR SIGHING JAW PAIN, NECK PAIN,SHOULDER PAIN

EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF STRESS-3

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2. 3.

Forgetfulness
Nervous talking Lower back pain

4.
5.

Loss of appetite (Taste)

Increased appetite

6.

High cholesterol

Physical signs and symptoms of stress

Increased heart rate High blood pressure Tightness of the chest, neck, jaw, and back muscles Headache Diarrhea Constipation Urinary hesitancy Trembling (Vibrating) Being easily shocked Chronic (Long-lasting)pain

Twitching Stumbling and other speech difficulties Sickness Vomiting Sleep disturbances Weakness Low breathing Dryness of the mouth or throat Cold hands Itching

Emotional signs and symptoms of stress

Irritation Depression Jealously Impatience Withdrawal (Taking away) Narrowed focus Reduced self-esteem emotional response reflexes Weakened positive emotional response Worry

Feelings of unreality or over-alertness Reduction of personal involvement with others Lack of interest Tendency to cry Self-deprecation Nightmares Impatience Reduced self-esteem Changes in eating habits

Jobs and stress

Identifies four main causes: 1. Environmental (noise, overcrowding, open plan offices, for child care facilities, for instance): 2. Contractual (low pay, shift work, excessive overtime, job insecurity); 3. Job designed (boring work, too much/little work, lack of job control): 4. Relationships (poor relations with colleagues, lack of communication, impersonal treatment). Loss of self-esteem and a lack of control are two very common themes.

Responsibility for people's lives

People working in the health professions need to take many life and death decisions instantly and experience appalling things, this leads to feelings of emotional. The same applies to the police and fire fighters.

Stress can result from other aspects of jobs:

Job loss- The sense of job insecurity is stressful, particularly if the employee has little prospect of finding another job. Unemployment is associated with stress, such as in people's loss of self-esteem and heightened blood pressure. Retirement - Retirement can be stressful because retired people have lost opportunities for social interaction and an important part of their identity. In addition retired people often live on low incomes, which again produces stress

Life transitions- 1) Starting school 2) Moving home 3) Reaching youth 4) Starting college, especially away from home 5) Starting a career 6) Getting married

Sources in the family

Interpersonal conflict can arise from financial problems, from inconsiderate behaviour, and from opposing goals. Overcrowded conditions increases conflict over privacy and the use of family resources, such as the Bathroom. Major sources of stress in the family are the addition of a new family member, illness, infirmity, and death in the family.

An addition to the family

experience much stress during pregnancy and after the birth. But the father may also worry over money, or his wife's and baby's health, or fear that his relationship with his wife may deteriorate Adult sickness can also produce much stress in the family. If a principal breadwinner is ill there will be a strain on the family's financial resources. The family's time and personal freedom are curtailed producing changes in interpersonal relationships.

Obviously the mother will

Other factors
Other
Event

factors

negative - Divorce (-ve), Marriage (+ve) Controllable or predictable ambiguous - not sure what is happening. e.g. stuck on underground train without being informed.

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