Managing Stress

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Managing Stress
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What is Stress?

• A physical and emotional reaction to pressure,
  change, fear or the unknown.
• It is your total response to an environmental
  condition or stimulus, also known as a stressor

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Work Stress

• Also known as Occupational Stress
• It is the adverse reaction people have to
  excessive pressures or other types of demand
  placed on them at work.
• Stress is not an illness it is a state.
  However, if it becomes excessive and prolonged,
  mental and physical illness may develop.

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Stages of Stress
EXHAUSTION STAGE
RESISTANCE STAGE
ALARM STAGE
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Factors Influencing Work Stress

• Demands
• Relationships
• Change
• Management Style
• Working Conditions

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ABC Strategy
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How to Manage Stress

• Action Oriented
• Managing your time
• Identify where you can improve and use time
  management tools like to-do lists etc.
• Managing other people
• People can be a significant source of stress.
  Being assertive and managing conflicts will
  ensure that your needs are addressed.
• Managing your work environment
• Workspace stress can come from irritating,
  frustrating or uncomfortable conditions
  workspace. Take action to minimize stress in this
  environment

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How to Manage Stress

• Emotion Oriented Approaches
• Emotion oriented approaches are useful when the
  stress you are experiencing comes from the way
  you perceive a situation.
• Be aware, use rational positive thinking to
  change the way you perceive stressful events
• Use affirmations imagery to overcome short-term
  negative thinking

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How to Manage Stress

• Acceptance Oriented Approach
• Acceptance-oriented approaches apply to
  situations where you have no power to change what
  happens, and where situations are genuinely bad.
• Use techniques like meditation and physical
  relaxation  to calm yourself when you feel
  stressed.
• Take advantage of your support network  this
  could include your friends and family, as well as
  people at work and professional providers, such
  as counselors or family doctors.
• Get enough exercise and sleep, and learn how to
  make the most of your down time, so that you can
  recover from stressful events.
• Learn how to cope with change and build
  resilience, so that you can overcome setbacks.

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In Conclusion

• To control your stress, conduct a job analysis,
  so that you know your most important priorities
  at work.
• Learn good time management strategies, so that
  you can handle your priorities effectively.
• Try to let go of negative thinking habits, and
  become a positive thinker by using affirmations
  and visualization.
• Create defenses against stressful situations that
  you cannot control use your network, be sure to
  get enough exercise and sleep, and learn how to
  relax.

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