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    This document discusses work-life balance and managing stress. It covers how stress affects the body physically, different concepts of stress from a medical and psychological perspective, and how stress can impact work and home life if not managed properly. It then discusses the importance of work-life programs and policies that provide flexibility, leave options, and assistance programs to help employees better manage their work and personal responsibilities. Implementing these types of programs can help reduce employee burnout and distress by up to 50% according to research. The document concludes by discussing eliciting the relaxation response to counteract the effects of stress on the body.

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    This document discusses work-life balance and managing stress. It covers how stress affects the body physically, different concepts of stress from a medical and psychological perspective, and how stress can impact work and home life if not managed properly. It then discusses the importance of work-life programs and policies that provide flexibility, leave options, and assistance programs to help employees better manage their work and personal responsibilities. Implementing these types of programs can help reduce employee burnout and distress by up to 50% according to research. The document concludes by discussing eliciting the relaxation response to counteract the effects of stress on the body.

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    Work Life Balance: Get Some Joy.... and Enjoy

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    This document discusses work-life balance and managing stress. It covers how stress affects the body physically, different concepts of stress from a medical and psychological perspective, and how stress can impact work and home life if not managed properly. It then discusses the importance of work-life programs and policies that provide flexibility, leave options, and assistance programs to help employees better manage their work and personal responsibilities. Implementing these types of programs can help reduce employee burnout and distress by up to 50% according to research. The document concludes by discussing eliciting the relaxation response to counteract the effects of stress on the body.

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    WORK LIFE BALANCE

    Get some Joy....and Enjoy


    Overview
    • Expectations
    • Collecting attention
    • Lecture/ Q & A
    • Eliciting the Relaxation Response
    • Evaluation
    Stress response
    • Redirection blood
    • Heightened alertness
    • Glucose/fatty acids 
    • Immunesystem/digestion 
    Stress concept (medical) A
    • Fight-or-flight (Canon, 1915)
    • General adaptation
    syndrome, GAS (Selye,
    1932,1976)
    Stress concept
    • Role conflict and ambiguity
    (Kahn et al, 1964)
    • Cognitive appraisal and coping
    (Lazarus et al, 1967)
    • Ego ideal – self-image
    (Levinson, 1975)
    • Employee character strengths
    (Wright, Huang, 2008)
    Stress concept
    Threat rigidity
    • Restricted information flow
    • Constriction of control
    Stress as challenge
    • Positivity ratio: 3/1
    Work-life/ Home-life
    • Workaholism  intimacy
    • Work/information overload
    (24/7)
    • Leisure time (play) >
    resilience
    Work life programs
    • Flexible working conditions
    • Leave options
    • Child- and dependent care
    benefits
    • Pro-family organizational culture
    • Worksite wellness/assistance
    programs
    Why work-life programs?
    • Expands discretion and control
    • Offer support
    (life-skill educational programs)
    Effectiveness work-life programs

    • 50% lesser burnout and distress


    (Cascio, 2011)
    Presence
    The Relaxation Response
    • Muscles relax
    • Heart beats slower
    • Blood pressure decreases
    • Breathing becomes slower
    • Metabolism decreases
    • Nitric oxide increases
    Thank you

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