What is Stress ?

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What is Stress ?
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A Conceptual Understanding

• Stress - General concept describing a load on
  the
• system
• Stressor - A specific problem, issue, challenge,
• personal conflict (External / Internal)
• Strain - The prolonged impact of a stressor on
  the
• system (overload), fatigue, precursor to
  illness.
• Stress Reaction - An individual response to a
  given
• stressor (physiological, behavioural,
  emotional,
• cognitive, signs and symptoms)

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When you leave office today.

• Study this small story,
• Hope that makes a BIG change in YOU

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Professor began his class by holding up a glass
with some water in it. He held it up for all to
see asked the students How much do you
think this glass weighs? ..the students
answered '50gms!' .... '100gms!' .....'125gms'
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I really don't know unless I weigh it, said the
professor, but, my question is What would
happen if I held it up like this for a few
minutes? 'Nothing' ..the students said.
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'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this
for an hour?' the professor asked. 'Your arm
would begin to ache' said one of the student
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You're right, now what would happen if I held it
for a day? Your arm could go numb, you might
have severe muscle stress paralysis have to
go to hospital for sure! .. ventured another
student all the students laughed
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Very good. But during all this, did the weight
of the glass change? asked the professor. 'No.
Was the answer.
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Then what caused the arm ache the muscle
stress? The students were puzzled. What should
I do now to come out of pain? asked professor
again. Put the glass down! said one of the
students
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Exactly! said the professor. Life's problems
are something like this. Hold it for a few
minutes in your head they seem OK. Think of
them for a long time they begin to ache. Hold
it even longer they begin to paralyze you. You
will not be able to do anything.
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It's important to think of the challenges or
problems in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT
is to PUT THEM DOWN' at the end of every day
before You go to sleep. That way, you are not
stressed, you wake up every day fresh strong
can handle any issue, any challenge that comes
your way!
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So, When you leave office today, Remember friend
to
'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY! '
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STRESS IS NOT NECESSARILY BAD AND AS SUCH!

• IT ALSO HAS A POSITIVE VALUE
• EXAMPLES
• PERFORMANCE IN SPORTS
• PERFORMANCE IN ACTING

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STRESS IS WHEN YOU CONFRONT

• OPPORTUNITIES
• CONSTRIANTS
• DEMANDS

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ARE YOU

• A Zero Stress Individual?

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Can You Fight With Darkness?

• Darkness Is Only Absence of Light
• Bring Light In And Darkness Disappears

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Can You Fight With Hunger?

• Hunger Is Only Absence of Food
• Take Food And Hunger Disappears

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Can You Fight With Confusion?

• Confusion Is Only Absence of Clarity
• Get Clarity And Confusion Disappears

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Can You Fight With Poverty?

• Poverty Is Only Absence of Riches
• Earn Money And Poverty Disappears

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Can You Fight With Stress?

• STRESS
• is only Absence of
  A Winning Strategy

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LIFE IS FULL OF Situations Situations

• UNMANAGEABLE SITUATION
• PROBLEM
• FEAR
• WORRY
• (MIND) (BODY)
• STRESS

TENSION STRAIN
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Symptoms of Stress

• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Insomnia
• Heart palpitations
• Decrease in concentration/memory
• Loss of sense of humor
• Anxiety

• Depression
• Anger
• Irritability
• Increased/decreased eating
• Crying
• Yelling

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Harmful Effects of Stress

• When stress becomes excessive it can be very
  damaging. It can harm
• Health
• Happiness
• Work performance
• Team spirit and co-operation
• Relationships
• Personal development

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EFFECT OF STRESS

• Stress can manifest in many ways, but the four
  most common are-
• Physical Sometimes stress can contribute to
  conditions like headaches, high blood pressure,
  chest pains and
• stomach aches.
• Emotional Stress can contribute to anger,
  sadness and anxiety.
• Behavioral Sometimes people react to stress by
  crying, drinking excessively, or nervous habits
  like nail biting.
• Cognitive Stress can impact cognitive functions
  like concentration and memory.

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• Reasons for Stress In Teams
• Organizational
• Overwork
• Feeling of being undervalued
• Poor communications
• Job ambiguity
• Conflict with colleagues
• Environmental
• Poor physical working conditions or job design
• Heat
• Noise
• Personal
• Ill health
• Relationship problems
• Financial difficulties
• Family worries

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Harmful Effects Of Stress In a Team

• The impact of excessive stress on teamwork is
  also harmful, and it can damage
• Individual work performance
• Team performance
• Working relationships
• Cooperation between team members
• Team spirit

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STAGES OF STRESS
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ALARM STAGE

• As you begin to experience a stressful event
  or perceive something to be stressful
  psychological changes occur in your body. This
  experience or perception disrupts your bodys
  normal balance and immediately your body begins
  to respond to the stressor(s) as effectively as
  possible.

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EXAMPLES

• Cardiac - increased heart rate
• Respiratory - increased respiration
• Skin - decreased temperature
• Hormonal - increased stimulation of adrenal genes
  which produce an adrenal rush.

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RESISTANCE STAGE

• During this stage your body tries to cope or
  adapt to the stressors by beginning a process of
  repairing any damage the stressor has caused.
  Your friends, family or co-workers may notice
  changes in you before you do so it is important
  to examine their feedback to make sure you do not
  reach overload.

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EXAMPLES

• Behavior indicators include lack of enthusiasm
  for family, school, work or life in general,
  withdrawal, change in eating habits, insomnia,
  hypersomnia, anger, fatigue.
• Cognitive Indicators include poor problem
  solving, confusion, nightmares, hyper-vigilance.

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RESISTANCE STAGE MORE EXAMPLES

• Emotional indicators include
• tearfulness
• fear
• anxiety
• panic
• guilt
• agitation
• depression
• overwhelmed.

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EXHAUSTION STAGE

• During this stage the stressor is not being
  managed effectively and the body and mind are not
  able to repair the damage.

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EXAMPLES

• Digestive disorders, withdrawal, headaches,
  tension, insomnia, loss of temper.

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The causes of stress

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• High Stress Cause
• Harm the Heart, promote clogged
• arteries.
• Surge of stress harmones in the blood-
• stream weakens the bodys immune
• defences.
• Heartburn
• Cold sores to asthma
• Cancer

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• People say theyre too busy to stop
• and deal with stress.
• By learning to calm down, can
• actually feel less busy

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Categories of Stressors

• Exraorganizational Stressors
• Social Technological changes
• Family problems
• Relocation
• Economic Financial conditions
• Race Class
• Residential Community conditions

• Organizational Stressors
• High-stress jobs
• Job role
• Poor working conditions
• Organizational politics
• Poor work relationships

Group Stressors
Individual Stressors

• Absence of group cohesivenes
• Absence of support from group members
• Conflicts related to the group

• Role conflict ambiguity
• Type A characteristics
• Locus of control
• Learned helplessness
• Self-efficacy
• Psychological hardiness

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RESULT IN JOB STRESS IN THE INDIVIDUAL
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EXTERNAL STRESSORS

• Physical Environment Noise, Heat
• Social Rudeness, Aggressiveness
• Organizational Regulations, Deadlines
• Major Life Events Death of a Relative, New Baby
• Daily Hassles Traffic, Vehicle Breakdown

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Internal Stressors

• Lifestyle choices Not enough sleep, Overloaded
  schedule.
• Negative self-talk Pessimistic thinking,
  Self-criticism.
• Mind traps Unrealistic expectations, Taking
  things personally.
• Stressful personality types Perfectionist,
  Workaholic

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• Emotional disorders caused by stress
• Anxiety
• Panic attack
• Depression
• Adjustment disorders
• Behavioural disorders caused by stress
• Conduct disorders
• Eating disorders
• Alcoholism
• Discuss the relationship between stress and
  illness

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Work Related Stress

• Decreased quality and/or quantity of work.
• Loss of the sense of humor.
• Working late or more obsessively than usual.
• Sudden increase in accidents.
• Difficulty in communicating and getting along
  with others.
• Apathy
• Sudden reversal of usual behavior.

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LEVELS OF STRESS
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EUSTRESS

• Eustress or positive stress occurs when your
  level of stress is high enough to motivate you to
  move into action to get things accomplished.

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DISTRESS

• Distress or negative stress occurs when your
  level of stress is either too high or too low and
  your body and/or mind begin to respond negatively
  to the stressors.

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SOURCES FOR STRESS

• ENVIRONMENTAL
• UNCERTAINITES IN FACORS
• SOCIAL
• ECONOMICAL
• POLITICAL
• TECHNOLOGICAL
• LEGAL

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Contd

• ORGANISATIONAL
• TASK DEMANDS
• INTERPERSONAL FACTORS
• ROLE EFFECIVENESS DEMANDS
• ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
• LEADERSHIP
• AGE OF THE ORGANISATION

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Contd

• INDIVIDUAL
• FAMILY PROBLEMS
• ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
• ATTITUDINAL FACTORS
• SELF IMAGE

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• STUDIES SHOWS
• The most stressful situations are things
• we cant control.
• We cant change the past.
• We cant predict the future.
• Only thing is we can control the present.
• Practice this technique regain a sense
• of control and ease stress.

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