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Stress Management

by

Kuldeep C. Rojhe

School of Business ManagementSILB


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Stress: It Is Deadly

Irrespective of what you do,

you have and will

experience stress at some

time in your life.

In a recent survey 89% of

respondents described

experiencing "high levels

of stress".


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Impact of Stress

Stress is recognized as

the number one killer

today. The American

Medical Associationstated that stress was the

cause of80 to 85 percent

of all human illness and

disease or at the veryleast had a detrimental

effect on our health.


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What is Stress

Dynamic condition where

individual has anopportunity related to whathe/she desires and theoutcome is important &

uncertain


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Conditions Necessary forStress

Uncertainty Outcome is important

Constraint


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Sources ofStress

Environmental

Organizational

Individual


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Crucial Factors Leading to Stress

Perceptions

How we look at the

situations

Social support

Relationship withpeers


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Crucial Factors Leading to Stress

Belief in Locus

of control Internals or externals

Hostility +VE Relationship (more ishostility more is stress & viceversa)

Job experience -VR Relationship (more is theExperience lesser is stress)


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Dilemma

Stress is dysfunctional

Stress also has positivevalue

Tension leads toaction


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Consequences

Early warning Signs of Stress

Perceptual Signs and

Symptoms of Stress

Behavioural Signs and

Symptoms of Stress

Emotional signs and symptoms

of stress


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Irritability

Angry outbursts

Hostility

Depression

Jealously Restlessness

Withdrawal

Anxiousness

Diminished initiative

Feelings of unreality or over-

alertness Reduction of personal involvement

with others

Lack of interest

Emotional

signs andsymptoms of

stress


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Speech difficulties

More impatient

Headaches Infertility

Ulcers

Nail biting

Grinding teeth

Low blood sugar High blood sugar

Need more sleep

Tired but can't sleep

Sudden weight loss

Sudden weight gain

Low blood pressure

High blood pressure


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Tendency to cry

Being critical of others

Self-deprecation

Nightmares Impatience

Decreased perception of

positive

Experience opportunities

Narrowed focus

Obsessive rumination

Reduced self-esteem

Changes in eating habits and

Weakened positive emotionalresponse reflexes.


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Cognitive/ Perceptual Signs and Symptoms of Stress

Cognitive/Perceptual Signs and Symptoms ofStress

Forgetfulness

Preoccupation

Blocking

Blurred vision

Errors in judging distance

Diminished or exaggerated fantasy life

Reduced creativity

Lack of concentration

Diminished productivity


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Cognitive/Perceptual Signs and Symptoms of Stress

Lack of attention to detail

Orientation to the past

Decreased psychomotorreactivity and coordination

Attention deficit

Disorganization of thought

Negative self-esteem

Diminished sense of meaningin life

Lack of control/need for toomuch control

Negative self-statements andnegative evaluation ofexperiences


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Behavioural Signs and Symptoms of Stress

Increased smoking

Aggressive behaviours

(such as driving - road

rage, etc.)

Increased alcohol or drug

use

Carelessness

Under-eating


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Behavioural Signs and Symptoms of Stress

Over-eating

Withdrawal

Listlessness

Hostility

Accident-proneness

Nervous laughter

Compulsive behaviourand

Impatience.


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Emotional signs and symptoms of stress

Irritability

Angry outbursts

Hostility

Depression

Jealously

Restlessness

Withdrawal

Anxiousness

Diminished initiative

Feelings of unreality or over-

alertness Reduction of personal

involvement with others

Lack of interest

Tendency to cry


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Emotional signs and symptoms of stress

Being critical of others

Self-deprecation

Nightmares

Impatience

Decreased perception ofpositive

Experience opportunities

Narrowed focus

Obsessive rumination

Reduced self-esteem

Insomnia Changes in eating habits

and

Weakened positive

emotional responsereflexes


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Managing Stress

Stress Management is the ability to maintain

control when situations, people, and events

make excessive demands.

What you can do

Individual Approach

Organizational Approach


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Individual Approach

Time Management

Techniques

Physical

Exercise

Relaxation

Techniques

Social Support

Networks

Scheduling activities Aerobics Meditation Talking with:

Prioritizing activities Riding bicycle Hypnosis Friends

Day list of activities

and tasks to be

performed/accomp

lished

Walking &

Jogging

To reach deep

relaxation 15-

20 minutes a

day

Family

Swimming Biofeedback Colleagues


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Organizational Approach

Wellness Programs TypicalWorkshops

Selection & Placement

Decisions

&

Goal setting,Challenging & Specific Goals

Programs that focus on

Employees Physical

& Mental Conditions

To help people to Quit

Smoking & control

the use of Alcohol,

loose weight, eatbetter & develop a

regular exercise

program

Redesigning Jobs

Increasing Employeeinvolvement in Decision-

Making

Increasing formal

communications with

Employees


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Otherway outs

Look around

Remove yourself from the

stressful situation

Don't sweatthe small stuff

Selectively change the way

you react

Avoid extreme reactions

Get enough sleep

Avoid self-medication orescape


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more ways to deal

Learn how to bestrelax

yourself

Setrealistic goals for

yourself

Change the way you see

things

Do something forothers

Work off stress


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and.

Develop a thick skin

NOTHING CAN MAKE

YOU UNHAPPY

WITHOUT YOURCONCENT


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Nutshell

Try to "use" stress

Try to be positive


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