Stress management ppt

Stress Management

Stress management at Office

FACTORS INFLUENCING WORK STRESS •The drive for success •Changing work patterns •Working conditions •Overwork •Under-work •Uncertainty

•Conflict•Responsibility•Relationships at work•Change at work

Stress FeelingsElated

Depressed

Anxious

Anger

Worry

Tense

Tired

Frightened

TYPES OF STRESS•External•Internal

EXTERNAL STRESSORS •Physical Environment

•Social Interaction•Organisational•Major Life Events•Daily Hassles

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT •Noise

•Bright Lights•Heat•Confined Spaces

SOCIAL INTERACTION •Rudeness

•Bossiness•Aggressiveness by others•Bullying

ORGANISATIONAL •Rules

•Regulations•“Red - Tape”•Deadlines

MAJOR LIFE EVENTS •Birth

•Death•Lost job•Promotion•Marital status change

DAILY HASSLES •Commuting

•Misplaced keys•Mechanical breakdowns

INTERNAL STRESSORS •Lifestyle choices

•Negative self - talk•Mind traps•Personality traits

LIFESTYLE CHOICES •Caffeine

•Lack of sleep•Overloaded schedule

NEGATIVE SELF - TALK •Pessimistic thinking

•Self criticism•Over analysing

MIND TRAPS •Unrealistic expectations

•Taking things personally•All or nothing thinking•Exaggeration•Rigid thinking

PERSONALITY TRAITS •Perfectionists •Workaholics

SYMPTOMS OF STRESS •Physical symptoms

•Mental symptoms

•Behavioural symptoms

•Emotional symptoms

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS •Sleep pattern changes Dizziness

•Fainting•Sweating & trembling•Tingling hands & feet•Breathlessness•Palpitations•Missed heartbeats •Fatigue•Digestion changes•Loss of sexual drive•Headaches•Aches and pains•Infections•Indigestion

MENTAL SYMPTOMS •Lack of concentration

•Memory lapses•Difficulty in making decisions•Confusion•Disorientation

BEHAVIOURAL SYMPTOMS •Appetite changes - too much or too little

•Eating disorders - anorexia, bulimia•Increased intake of alcohol & other drugs•Increased smoking•Restlessness•Fidgeting•Nail biting

EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS •Bouts of depression

•Impatience•Fits of rage•Tearfulness•Deterioration of personal hygiene and appearance

STRESS RELATED ILLNESSES Stress is not the same as ill-health, but has been related to such illnesses as; Cardiovascular diseaseImmune system diseaseAsthmaDiabetes

Stress Management

Principles1.Make promises carefully, not indiscriminately.

2.Don't act blindly under pressure

3.Prioritize

4.Think benevolently and avoid the adversarial mentality

5. Adopt a day-to-day policy of optimistic realism

6. Be a fact-oriented egoist, not a conventional egoist

7. Take care of the body as well as the mind

10 Ways to manage stressTime management

Deep breathing

Get a life

Better lifestyle choices

Exercise

Mini-breaks

The lunch break.

A hobby and a friend help

The right foods

Nice surroundings help

Stages of Burn outOverenthusiasm.Honey moon

phase,idealism,voluntary overwork,physical and Emotional exhautsion

Stagnation-Reality check,early Job dissatisfaction,shame and doubt,shortcuts,need for leisure time,minor health troubles

Management of BurnoutStages of Burn out Intervention1.Overenthusiam RealismDon’t over commit-Can you do this forever2.Stagnation MovementFurther training education,socialising,leisure

activities and brief vacations

Frustration : Whats the Use,detatchment from persons,mistakes at work,cynism,major health illness

Apathy: Burn out,total lack of concern,Irreversible detachment,vulnerability,colloapse and crisis,Serious health problems

3.Frustration Movement Close supervision,counselling,new

projects,taking on different roles at work

4.Apathy Rest

Recuperation

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