Stress management- Causes and Remedies

1. STRESS MANAGEMENT
Presentation By
Ridhi Arora

2. WORKPLACE STRESS

3. What Is Stress ?......
• Stress is the body’s automatic response to any
physical or mental demand placed on it.
• Adrenaline is a chemical naturally produced in
our body as a response to stress .
• Fight or Flight response is illicited.

4. Is All Stress Bad?
• Moderate levels of stress may actually
improve performance and efficiency
• Too little stress may result in boredom
• Too much stress may cause an unproductive
anxiety level

5. Identifying Stressors
Situations, activities, and relationships
that cause ‘trauma’ to one’s physical,
emotional, or psychological self

6. CAUSES OF STRESS
External Causes
• Major life changes
• Work or school
• Relationship difficulties
• Financial problems
• Being too busy
• Children and family

7. CAUSES OF STRESS
Internal Causes
• Chronic worry
• Pessimism
• Negative self-talk
• Unrealistic expectations/Perfectionism
• Rigid thinking, lack of flexibility
• All-or-nothing attitude

8. SYMPTOMS OF STRESS
• Moodiness
• Irritability or short temper
• Agitation, inability to relax
• Feeling overwhelmed
• Sense of loneliness and isolation
• Depression or general unhappiness

9. CONTD……
• Memory problems
• Inability to concentrate
• Poor judgment
• Seeing only the negative
• Anxious or racing thoughts
• Constant worrying

10. CONTD……
• Eating more or less
• Sleeping too much or too little
• Isolating yourself from others
• Procrastinating or neglecting responsibilities
• Using alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs to relax
• Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing)

11. How You Think About Stress?
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter.
It depends on how long I hold it.
If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm.
If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed.
In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change,

12. How to Manage Stress ?.......

13. Ways of Reducing Stress ?.......
• Mentally strong people are good at
relationships.
• Reading good books
• Helping and counseling others.
• Live in the present.
• Be Yourself.
• New ideas.
• Be curious

14. TAKE CHANCE……………

15. NO SELF…… NO ENEMY…….

16. NEVER STOP TRYING …….

19. Other ways of Reducing Stress
• Identify your stressors
• Time management
• Ask for help
• Take breaks
• Keep moving

20. Body Relaxation Techniques

21. Find Reasons To Love Your Life

22. The Key Word Is….
Balance

23. Time Management
What’s Worked For Me
1. Use an Organizer
2. “To Do” Lists

24. What’s Worked For Me
1. Use an Organizer
o Get an organizer and use it.
o Schedule everything!
o Include classes, study time,
projects, tests, work and
play.

25. What’s Worked For Me
2. “To Do” Lists
o Make a daily “to do”
lists.
o Include priorities
(a,b,c,…1,2,3)
o Anything not done
today is the first on the
list tomorrow.

26. What’s Worked For Me
3. Rewards!
o Reward things I need to get done
with things I love.
o Example: 10 minutes of TV,
phone, etc. after 50 minutes of
studying.
o Example: after two hours of
studying 30 minutes of exercise.

27. What’s Worked for Me
4. The “3 Ds”
• Anytime you get a new
task, immediately do one
of the three D’s with it.
1. Do it now!
2. Dump It!
3. Delegate it! (get someone
else to do it)

28. What’s Worked For Me
5. Use “in between” Times
• “Time opportunities”
are everywhere – use
them.
• Have materials
(Blackberry, flashcards,
notes, etc.) ready.

30. The Art of Procrastination
• Wastes more time worrying about the outcome or
avoiding what seems to be unpleasant.
• Art of Delaying the Inevitable
• Where can you lose time?
– Worrying about finishing on time.
– Worrying about the final outcome.
– Distractions.
– Doing “unimportant” things first.

31. The Power of Thought
Procrastinating Productive
I must/have to…or something awful
will happen.
I choose to...
I've gotta finish... When can I get started on...
Oh God, this assignment is huge!. Where is the best place to start?
I must do well (fantastic, perfect). I'll do okay; I'll give it time.
I can't succeed. I will succeeding if I...

32. EXERCISE
1 2 3 4 5
1. Uncertain about various aspects of
your work environment
2. Lack of control over people, events,
and work.
3. The implementation of new
technologies.
4. Lack of career opportunities and
progress
5. Rigid insensitive unresponsive
supervisors
6. Work overload
7. Confusing expectations from other
people at work.