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Work Stress and its Management Prepared by: Sabira Qamar Gilani Manager Human Resources Harvest Group

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Work Stress and its Management

Prepared by: Sabira Qamar GilaniManager Human Resources

Harvest Group

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Nature of StressWhat is Stress

Signs and symptoms of StressCause of stress

Factors affecting StressPerformance vs Stress

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How do you know when you’re stressed?

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What is stress? Feeling of being under too much

mental or emotional pressure

The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demands placed on them

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Signs and Symptoms of Stress

Signs: What you can see in yourself and others

Symptoms: subjective experience-what you feel

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Signs & symptoms

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Performance Changes

Difficulty in concentrating

Failure to prioritize Putting things off Loss of confidence Antagonism towards

senior colleagues

Isolation Reduced quality or

quantity of work Absenteeism Time keeping issues Poor performance

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Cause of stress at work? Limiting beliefs Not leaving the Comfort zone Poor Time Management Competition and change Uncertainty Being in the wrong job

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Cause of stress at work? Unreasonable Deadlines Change in working practices Personality Clashes Office politics Not able to meet the target Downsizing

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Psychology and Anatomy of Stress?

Psychological factors Physiological Factors

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PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

Its not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it

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Limiting Beliefs Belief: A thought not necessarily a

fact Related to person’s values can be learnt, accepted, experienced

or changed Influence your perception, judgment

against any situation

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Limiting BeliefsCore Beliefs Established from childhood learnt from parents or Other significant people around us Influence our behavior

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Limiting Beliefs

Can cause a tremendous amount of stress and hold us back from being who and what we would like to be.

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Common Limiting Beliefs I can’t do that …. I have to eat everything on my plate Taking time for myself is selfish I’m too fat/not fir enough to go to the gym I can’t do it as well as others can I must be the perfect BDE I don’t like to say NO, its not nice I need

cigarettes/chocolates/caffeine/alcohol/drugs to get me through it/help me to relax

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Belief- I don’t have a chance of Becoming a Trader (self talk-negative)

No point of making calls

I know what will happen

It is very difficult

My health is affecting because I am worried

Zero result

I prove my belief to myself

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Belief: I have the potential to become a trader (self talk-Positive)

I work and enjoy because there is purpose to it

I can see my dream coming true

I am more confident

I put my full attention

I meet the target

I prove my belief to myself

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Personal Stressors Unrealistic Expectations we

have of ourselves- Life scripts : fixed beliefs of how are lives should be

Comes from direct instructions, by modeling behaviors to us, by rewarding certain behaviors

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5 Main Personal Stressors Need to be perfect Have to be strong Always be helpful Should be stubborn Must be busy

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Religious Quotes "Verily Allah does not change men's

condition unless they change their inner selves" (Quran 13:11)

TIE YOUR CAMEL

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Religious Quotes “Cast your burden upon the Lord:

and he will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.”(psalm 55:22)

“Cast your all anxiety on Him because He cares for You.” (1Peter5:7)

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PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS

The body is the battlefield for the war games of the mind.”

—Brian Luke Seaward

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Fight, Flight or Freeze?

Survival Mechanism –When your body goes into these states, changes happen automatically in your body

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Fight, Flight or Freeze? Fight or flight response

– Stimuli from senses are sent to the brain

– Brain deciphers it as a threat or not– If threat, body systems are activated

for defense or escape, and stay activated until threat is over

– Body returns to homeostasis Same response

– Whether threat is real or imagined– Whether physical threat, or threat to

the ego

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Signs of Adrenal Stress and fatigue

You might find it hard to get up in the morning

Takes longer to complete every day tasks

Forgetful and unable to concentrate Need stimulants to get you through

the day

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Signs of Adrenal Stress and fatigue

Feeling tired and lack of energy even after lots of sleep

Poor immune system Impatient Craving salty foods

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Types of stress Eustress or Good Stress

– Good stress from motivating or inspiring situations

Neustress or neutral stress– Stimuli that have no consequential

effect

Distress or Bad Stress– Nick name “stress,” includes acute and

chronic stress

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Why do we care if we’re stressed?

Stress can help, or hinder our performance

Between 70 and 80% of all disease and illness is stress-related

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Stress Versus Performance

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Stress vs Performance Excess stress › Poor performance

› Dysfunctional behaviour

› Health problems

› High performance› Job satisfaction› Involvement› Optimum

performance› Poor performance › Dysfunctional

behaviour› Health problems

Too little stress

Moderate stress

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You may not be able to smooth out the surf,

but you can learn to ride the waves!

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Manage your Stress Through… Recognition: Understand reactions

to stress

Thinking Strategies: Managing your mental state

Health, Exercise and Relaxation

Integration of Strategies

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Thinking Strategies

“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light wont come in.”

Alan Alda

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Thinking Strategies Selective Perception The compounding Process Filtering process Manage your emotions Positive Beliefs/Affirmations

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Video

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Focus on Health

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT! (Gillian Mc Keith)

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Health Facts & Benefits 60% of all world deaths are related to poor diets,

with people consuming high amounts of salt and sugar.

It is estimated that 30% to 40% of cancers could be prevented with better diet.

Eating healthy strengthened immune system

Increased concentration and mental clarity

Stabilizing hormones and mood swings

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Hydrate your body through drinking water at least 12-16 glass of water daily.

Eat more fruits and vegetables Eat essential fats: Unsalted Nuts,

oily fish- tuna, trout salmamon Eat less meat approx 4% of daily

consumption

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Exercise Dancing Walking Running Gardening Swimming Skiing

Skipping Yoga Pilates Team sports Cycling Aerobics

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Relaxation techniques

BreathingYogaMassage therapyNutrition and exerciseMental imagery and visualization Music therapy

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Stress Beating Strategies

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BREATHING EXERCISE

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Time management Roadblocks

– Workaholics– Multitasking– Procrastination– Perfectionism– Can’t-say-no

Myths about time management– Time is adjustable,

not fixed– Time-management

techniques do not work

– Being organized is boring – longing for the rush of crisis

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Skills of time management Prioritizing Scheduling Execution Managing

interruptions

Allowing for personal time each day

Organization Decision-making Delegation

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Summary and Tips to Beat Stress Recognition Beliefs & Attitudes Positive self Talk Embrace Change Analyze your current

position and desired position

Healthy eating and hydration

Exercise Breathe Seek help Manage your time Take good Sleep Make a Plan, take

action

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