1. WORK STRESS
MANAGEMENT
SURYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Mr. A.PRABU ASIRVATHAM BE., MBA,
Ms C.MEENA, I MBA,

2. INTRODUCTION
• Work stress is recognised world-wide as a major
challenge to workers’ health and the healthiness of
their organisations.
• Stress can be defined as a lively circumstance in
which people face constraints, opportunities, or loss
of something they desire and for which the
consequence is both unpredictable as well as crucial.
• Stress is the response of people to the
unreasonable/excessive pressure or demands placed
on them.

3. CAUSES OF STRESS
• Workload.
• Control.
• Work relationships.
• Job security.
• Work-life balance.
• Resources and communication.
• Pays and benefits.
• Aspects of the job.

4. EFFECTS OF STRESS
• Effects on individuals.
• Effects on organisations.

5. COPING WITH STRESS- INDIVIDUAL
LEVEL
• Physical Exercises.
• Setting Priorities.
• Relaxation techniques.
• Daily habits.

6. COPING WITH STRESS -
ORGANISATIONAL LEVEL
• Work Redesign.
• Clear Job Descriptions.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Stress Management Training.

7. CONCLUSION
• Work stress is a real challenge for workers and their
employing organisations. Work stress is costly and
becoming more so.
• It has many causes, and these involve complex
combinations of physical, social and psychological
elements.
• Stress affects people differently, is difficult to
measure and has a fraught relationship with both ill-
health and unhappiness.

8. THANK YOU