LESSON 33

Name:
Muhammad Hamza Saif
Roll No:
191943
 STRESS MANAGEMENT

Stress is the body’s nonspecific reaction to any

demand made on it
o It usually happens when we are in a situation that we don't feel we can
manage or control
o Programs dealing with stress and its related problems are becoming
increasingly popular
Organizational Factors

 Many factors associated with a person’s

employment can be potentially stressful. These
include the firm’s culture, the individual’s job,
and general working conditions
Personal Factor

 Stress factors outside the job and job

environment also may affect job performance.
Factors in this category include the family,
financial problems, and living conditions
 Sources Of Stress

 General Environment
Stress is a part of everyone’s everyday life
and its potential lurks not only in the workplace and the home but also
in our general environment. The three-hour commute in rush traffic,
the unrelenting rain, the oppressive heat, or chilling cold can all create
stress. Excessive noise, wherever it is encountered, can drive some
people up the wall
Acute Stress

 This is short-term stress that goes away quickly. You feel it

when you slam on the brakes, have a fight with your partner,
or ski down a steep slope. It helps you manage dangerous
situations. It also occurs when you do something new or
exciting. All people have acute stress at one time or another.
Chronic Stress

 This is stress that lasts for a longer period of time. You may
have chronic stress if you have money problems, an
unhappy marriage, or trouble at work. Any type of stress
that goes on for weeks or months is chronic stress. You can
become so used to chronic stress that you don't realize it is a
problem. If you don't find ways to manage stress it may lead
to health problems.
Episodic Acute Stress

Episodic acute stress is when acute stresses happen on a frequent

basis. This can be because of repeatedly tight work deadlines. It
can also be because of the frequent high-stress situations
experienced by some professionals, Such as health care workers.
With this type of stress, we don’t get time to return to
a Relaxed Clam And the effects of the high-frequency acute
stresses accumulate. It often leaves us feeling like we are
moving from one crisis to another.
Symptoms Of Stress

Short-term physical symptoms

 Faster heart beat
 Increased sweating
 Cool skin cold hands and feet feelings of nausea
 Tense muscles
 Dry mouth
 Desire to urinate
 Diarrhea
Symptoms Of Stress

Long-term physical symptoms

 Change in appetite frequent colds illnesses
 Feelings of intense and long-term tiredness
 Heart attacks
 Strokes hypertension
 Headaches
 Ulcers
 Allergies
Internal symptoms
 Worry or anxiety
 Confusion
 Inability to concentrate or make decisions
 Feeling ill
 Feeling out of control
 Mood change
 Depression
 Frustration
Internal symptoms

 Helplessness
 Restlessness
 Being more lethargic
 Difficulty sleeping
 Drinking more alcohol and smoking more
 Changing eating habits
 Relying more on medication
Behavioral Symptoms

 Talking too fast too loud

 Rigid behavior
 Defensiveness
 Critical aggression
 Irrationality
 Excessive absences
 Emerging addictive behaviors
Outcomes of Organization due to Stress

Continuous stress in working environment results in some

problem in organizational operations like
 Poorer decision-making
 Decreased creativity
 Lost work time
 Increased turnover
 More sabotage
Stress Causes Death

 Coronary heart disease

 Stroke
 Hypertension
 Cancer
 Emphysema
 Diabetes
 Cancer
 Cirrhosis
 Stress may even lead to suicide
Stress & Job Performance

 Stress can affect the performance in positive as well as

negative ways. Stress is a dynamic condition in which an
individual is confronted with an opportunity, constraints
or demand related to what he or she desires, and for
which the outcome is perceived to be both uncertain and
important.
Stress is a complex issue, so let’s look at it more closely. Stress
can manifest itself both in positive and negative way. Stress is
said to be positive when the situation offers an opportunity for
one to gain something; for example, the “psychingup” that an
athlete goes through can be stressful, but this can lead to
maximum performance. It is when constraints or demands are
placed on us that stress can become negative. Constraints are
barriers that keep us from doing what we desire.
 Individual Coping Approaches

 Hypnosis
An altered state of consciousness
that is artificially induced and characterized by
increased receptiveness to suggestions
Individual Coping Approaches

 Biofeedback

A method that can be used to

control involuntary bodily processes, such as blood
pressure or heart beat rate
Individual Coping Approaches

 Transcendental meditation (TM)

A stress-reduction technique whereby a secret word or
phrase (mantra) provided by a trained instructor is mentally
repeated while an individual is comfortably seated.
Organizational Coping Approaches

A number of programs and techniques may effectively prevent or

relieve excessive stress. General organizational programs, although
not specifically designed to cope with stress, may nevertheless play
a major role.