Stress Management 9

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SUBMITTED BY

MEHAK AHUJA

Rollno. RR1809B52

Regd.No. 10805720

Section: R1809


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` Health and Fitness in the Workplace: HealthEducation in Business Organizations by Samuel H:Examining the essential components of healtheducation programs, Health and Fitness in theWorkplace addresses critical issues relating to theirimplementation, evaluation, and promotion.

` Stress management: How to be a less stressdriver bySusan kersley: Driving is such a part of everydayliving that you may not be aware that it is a major

factor of stress, so doing some things to somewhatreduce that aspect of stress can only be useful in youroverall stress management.


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` To study about stress and factors responsible forit.

` To study how to manage stress and strategies for

reducing the stress at workplace.


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` 46% of workers find job to be extremely stressful

` Cost of stress related disorders is estimated to be$150 billion a year

` Stress related disorders comprise 14% of workerscompensation cases

` The government aims to work with employers,employees , trade unions and others in achieving

a 20% reduction in the incidence of work-relatesstress by 2010.


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l Stress is your mind and bodys response orreaction to a real or imagined threat, event orchange.

l The threat, event or change are commonly calledstressors. Stressors can be internal (thoughts,beliefs, attitudes or external (loss, tragedy,change).


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` Eustress or positive stress occurs when your levelof stress is high enough to motivate you to moveinto action to get things accomplished.


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` Distress or negative stress occurs when your levelof stress is either too high or too low and yourbody and/or mind begin to respond negatively to

the stressors.


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Alarm: preparation of body for fightor flight

Resistance: maintain state ofelevated preparation

Exhaustion: when demands exceedbodys capabilities


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` Job stress can be defined as the harmful physicaland emotional responses that occur whenthe requirements of the job do not match the

capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker.


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` Feeling anxious, irritable, or depressed` Apathy, loss of interest in work.` Problems sleeping` Fatigue,` Trouble concentrating` Muscle tension or headaches

` Stomach problems` Social withdrawal` Using alcohol or drugs to cope


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` Job Insecurity` High Demand for Performance` Technology` Workplace Culture

` Personal or Family Problems` Workplace Diversity` Dealing With Great Change` Interpersonal relationships` Role conflict

` Role ambiguity


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` Mass psychogenic illness also known asassembly line hysteria. Isolation and suggestibility

` Burn out results from overwork. Includes,

Emotional Exhaustion Depersonalization

Reduced sense of personal accomplishment

Quantity of work may stay the same, but the qualitydeclines, depression, apathy, irritability, and boredom

may occur.


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` Create a balanced schedule. Analyze yourschedule, responsibilities, and daily tasks.

` Plan regular breaks. Make sure to take shortbreaks throughout the day to sit back and clearyour mind.

` Prioritize tasks. Make a list of tasks you have todo, and tackle them in order of importance. Do thehigh-priority items first.

` Break projects into small steps. If a largeproject seems overwhelming, make a step-by-stepplan.


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` Taking responsibility for improving your physical andemotional well-being.

` Avoiding pitfalls by identifying knee jerk habits andnegative attitudes that add to the stress you experience atwork.

` Learning better communication skills to ease andimprove your relationships with management and co-workers.

` Focus on the positive. When stress is getting you down,take a moment to reflect on all the things you appreciate inyour life, including your own positive qualities and gifts.

` Don't procrastinate. Don't wait. Do it now. You'll behappy you got it done


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` Exercise regularly. Physical activity plays a keyrole in reducing and preventing the effects ofstress.

` Manage your time better. Poor timemanagement can cause a lot of stress.


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` There are clear benefits to preventing work-relatedstress:

` quality of working life: employees feel happier

at work and perform better` management of change introducing a new pay

system or new patterns of work are easier when'stress' is managed effectively

` attendance and sickness: attendance levels goup and sickness absence goes down


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` To reduce stress at the workplace ,it started different clubs like TheatreClub, Adventure & Trekking Club, Fitness Club, Sanctuary Club, Music Cluband Community Services Club, etc.

` Infosys Technologies Ltd. focus on increasing self-awareness and providedthe employees with guidance on how to cope with stress through a series of

workshops by experts.` Organizations are also conducting off-site picnics, games, and inter-

departmental competitions.

` Using a system of mentors and promoted open communication to improveinteractions .

` Large projects are broken down into smaller ones.


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` Avenues to manage stress and aid life enrichment throughhobby sessions, team games and movie screening.

` Leisure activities and workshops for employees such aspainting, music, arts and crafts, yoga.

` They also set up an occupational health and safetycommittee as it provides employees an opportunity to voiceconcerns related to hazards at the workplace.

` Campuses have health clubs, which include gymnasiums,yoga classes, aerobic classes, basketball courts, swimmingpools, etc.

` Yoga and meditation.

` 24/7 counseling support to help manage stress


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` Employers should provide a stress-free workenvironment, recognise where stress is becominga problem for staff, and take action to reduce

stress. Stress in the workplace reducesproductivity, increases management pressures,and makes people ill in many ways, evidence ofwhich is still increasing.


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` http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/magazine/99su/stress.html

` http://www.businessballs.com/stressmanagement.htm

` http://www.quintcareers.com/printable/managing_job_stress.html

` www.infosys.com/sustainability/Pages/sustainability-report.aspx

` http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/stress.htm

` http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/stresswk.html

` http://www.workhealth.org/prevention/prred.html

` http://www.navis.gr/medico/stress.htm

` http://www.hrprograms.com/article4.htm


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