Personal stress

A physical,chemical or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a
factor in disease causation.
- It’s a natural reaction to too much pressure
- Not an illness-state
- If prolonged can cause mental and physical illness

Managing stress strategies

1. Enactive: avoid stressors
2. Proactive:
3. Reactive
Sources of workplace stress:
- Fear of being laid off
- Overtime due to stuff shortage
- Pressure to perform well
- Lack of control over work

Outcome of workplace stress include

Absenteeism
Turnover
Accidents
Job dissatisfaction
Physical health of employees

Major sourecs of stress STEA

1. Time stressers-work overload
2. Situational stressors
3. Encounter-from conflicts= have good working relation with colluges
4. Anticipatory stressors- prospect of unpleasant event happening, fear of retrenchment=
goal setting, saving up incase of job loss

Efficient time management to help overcome time stressors

1. Hold routine meetings at the end of the day

2. Hold short meetings standing up
3. Set time limits for projrcts
4. Cancel meetings once in a while
5. Have agendas ,
6. stick to them,
7. keep track of time
8. start meetings on time
9. prepare minutes for meetings and follow up
10. insist that subordinates come up with solutions
11. meet vistors in the doorway
 12. go to subordinates offices, you choose when to leave
13. don’t overschedule the day
14. have someone else who answers telephone
15. have a place to work uninterupppted
16. do something definite with every piece of paperwork
17. keep the workplace clean
18. delegate work
19. identify the amount of initiavive put in by others
20. give others credit for their success

Developing resiliency against stress

resiliency is the capacity to withstand or manage the effective effects of stress

that cannot be eliminated
the bounce back from adversity
finding ways to thrive in stress situation

Balancing lifes activities: to cope with stress best!!!!

1. spiritual
2. physical
3. social
4. cultural
5. workplace
6. family
7. intellectual

Temporary stress reduction techniques

Physiological techniques( physical)

1. Muscle relxation ( exercise)
2. Deep breathing
3. Yoga
Psychological techniques( mind)
1. Imagery and fantasy-change focus of your thoughts
Power of positive thinking
Focus attention pleasant experience in past
Fantasies-possibilities

2. Rehearsal- rehearse a possible stressful situation and develop alternative reactions

Purpose of psychological technique is to relieve anxiety/ pressure to be productive.

Psychological resiliency- the ability of an indivividual to withstand or return to status quo after a
great amount negative stress
- Ability to endure difficult situations
- Ability to excel amist negative stresss

Developing psychological(Mental) resilience

- Have supportive, loving relationships
- Development of self awareness
- Self confidence
- Self efficacy
- Involvement in spiritual activities
- Establish personal goals
- Embracing positive thinking

Practices that produce resiliency

Meaniful work
1. Identifify pursose of what doing
2. Not looking at financial rewards

When you engage in meaningful work, it’s a lowering of

- Stress
- Depression
- Turnover
- Absenteeism
- Dissatisfaction

Categorization of work
Job: main consideration is financial rewards/material rewards
Emphasis not personal satisfaction
E.g accounting/management, engineering

Career: main motivation is a

Accomplishment and success
Key achievements- prestige, power, recognition
Work is a way of achieving personal growth
e.g politics, law, academics, journalism

calling: motivated by the meaning associated with the work.

- Drive intrinsic motivation, inner satisfaction and rewards from performing the work.
- Experience inherent fulfilment, seek greater goof of society

e.g teaching, nursing, social work, ministering, entertainment, paramedics, policing, road safety

attributes of calling
 1. The work has N.b positive impact on wellbeing of society-
2. The work is associated with important personal value-doctors without boarders
3. Work has as an impact that extends beyond time
4. Work supportive relationships

Behavioral guidelines in improving stresss

1.elimate stressors
2. time management practices
3. build collaborative relationship ( have skeem sako)
4. improve IE
5. make smart goals
6. have life balance (SSPIC FW)
7. go for dinner when you pass test
8. learn relaxation technique
9. have open and trusting relationship
10. identify meaningfulness of work.
11. have goals that impact others, e.g donating, cooking for needy,
12. implement one gratitude practice

sources of stress
1. Time based
2. Anticipatory
3. Situational
4. encounter