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MANAGEMENT
By
Dr Sikandar Ali Khan
Psychiatrist
OBJECTIVE
TO ATTAIN BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF MEANS
THAT HELP REDUCE THE
STRESS
Stress is defined as an
interference with or a
challenge to a person’s
equilibrium or homeostasis.
A mental state which causes
deterioration of performance
or demands a greater effort to
maintain performance at the
previous level .
Is stress always
Harmful?
No
a certain degree of stress is
USEFUL.
STRESS EFFECTS ARE
MORE
• Sudden
• Disagreeable
• Drastic
• Multiple
FACTORS INVOLVED IN STRESS
STRESSORS PERSON
Losses Age
Obstacles Physical health
Delays Temperament
Conflicts (type A behaviour)
Major changes Threshold for stress
Illnesses / Injuries
Financial upsets
ENVIRONMENT
Social support
Living conditions
Previous stresses
TYPE A BEHAVIOUR
• Competitiveness
• Feeling driven
• Impatience
• Having no leisure activities
• Hostility & aggressiveness
• Obsessionality
NOT TO MENTION
DIFFERENCES
OF OPINION WITH THE
BOSS
EMOTIONAL SIGNS
AND SYMPTOMS
DIMINISHED INITIATIVE
AND
LACK OF ENJOYMENT.
REDUCTION OF PERSONAL
INVOLVEMENT WITH
OTHERS.
REDUCED
SELF
ESTEEM.
IMPATIENCE AND
ANXIOUSNESS.
HOSTILITY & AND ANGRY
OUTBURSTS
it is doubled.
STRESSFUL LIFE STRESSFREE LIFE