A Silent Killer of Employees’ Mental Resilience

and Consequences

Group 10

ISABELLA GONCALVES C0799224

ONKARPREET KAUR C0791850

NAMAN KAPIL C0802674

ROYAL BABY C0791521

SANGEETH JAYAN C0790037

SIMRANJOT KAUR C0791557

Lambton College

Marc Gonzales

October 2020

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BACKGROUND

Stress is a daily experience for the majority of people at their work and its management

is contagious[CITATION Lip19 \l 1033 ]. In this contemporary era, many theories are

evident of the fact that stress is a negative sentimental state which is a result of the

reaction between people and surroundings[CITATION DrS02 \l 1033 ]. Nonetheless, the

effect of stress could be either positive or negative, it is a personalized phenomenon and

can be distinct from situation to situation for different reasons[CITATION Str20 \l 1033 ].

When at high levels or over a long period, it can create long-term problems for

individuals. What is worse, the longer a person works for someone who makes them

unhappy, the greater the damage to their mental health[ CITATION Min17 \l 1033 ]. Also,

a difficult relationship between an employer and employee causes displeasure,

absenteeism, staff turnover and reduced work performance[ CITATION Ebe14 \l 16393 ].

McKee book “How To Be Happy At Work” based on decades of her experience with

Fortune 500 companies explains “if a person is unhappy at work, he or she is more

miserable from more than third of our lives.”[ CITATION Mej17 \l 1033 ]

PURPOSE OF THE REPORT

Many problems result in stress at work, but most of them are through bad managers.

The sole purpose of the study is to examine the deleterious effect of stress on the

performance of an individual at workplace and its repercussions.

AUDIENCE OF THE REPORT

 As far as the audience is concerned, three primary groups may get advantage from this

study. Firstly, workers in the present scenario will get aware about the detrimental

effects of stress on their work productivity. By identifying the factors, it will enable

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them to take the required actions to eradicate it. Secondly, employers will gain insight

into how stress is a hindrance to the holistic progress of the organization. Finally,

educators can incorporate this report into their learning curriculum.

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 References

Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Smit, F., Zarski, A. C., Riper, H., Heber, E., ... & Berking, M. (2014).

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of minimal guided and unguided internet-based mobile

supported stress-management in employees with occupational stress: a three-
armed randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 807. Retrieved
from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1471-2458-14-807

This website mentions a study relationship between the iSMI (Internet- and mobile-
based stress-management interventions) in employees with the level of stress
being perceived by them. It also provides information about the striking a
balance between results and economic costs.

Lipman, V. (2019, January 9). Workplace Trend: Stress Is On The Rise. Forbes, pp. 1-
2. Retrieved from
https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2019/01/09/workplace-trend-stress-
is-on-the-rise

Victor Lipman Workplace Trend: Stress Is on rise Published on Jan 9, 2019. This article lays
attention on some of the significant sources of stress and how the feeling of the threat of
losing a job post because of technical advancements leads to stress. The author also
talks about in what manner management of stress is transferable.

Michie, D. S. (2002). Causes and Management of Stress at Work. BMJ JOURNAL, 1.

Retrieved from https://oem.bmj.com/content/59/1/67.short

The article ''Causes and management of stress at work ''published by S Michie primarily
focuses on the science and art of stress which compiles of some prime reasons which
lead to stress and emphasize'' A risk assessment strategy - Six Stages''

Mejia, Z.; (2017, December) “Here’s how being stressed at work can hurt you
physically—and what you can do to beat it”
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/14/the-harmful-effects-of-stress-at-work-and-what-you-can-do-
to-beat-it.html

This news source encompasses views of two experts namely McKee and Seppala and their
research findings of physical, psychological, and sociological effects of stress. In
addition to this, certain recommendations are provided about ways to deal with stress.

The American Institute of Stress (1998)

https://www.stress.org/workplace-stress

This survey's findings emphasis on the escalation in job stress and its impact on
coronary diseases and several other disorders. Along with this, a few other
causes of work-related stress are specified.

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(2017, January)
“Workplace Mental Health"
https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/mental_health.php

This is an official website of the Ministry of Labor, Training and Skills Development
which provides information about Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997
and it's a related amendment. Also, it describes how the workplace environment
affects an employee's mental health.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph shows data on the manufacture of passenger cars in 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

TASK 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:
In some countries it is thought advisable that children begin formal education at four
years old, while in others they do not have to start school until they are seven or
eight.
How far do you agree with either of these views?