This document discusses stress, its causes, effects, and management. It begins by defining stress as the body's physical and emotional response to change. It then discusses the general adaptation syndrome and types of personalities (Type A vs. Type B) that are more prone to stress. Common stressors like life changes, trauma, conflicts are described. The effects of stress like burnout, behavioral changes, and physical symptoms are explained. Finally, it provides strategies for managing stress through healthy living, defense mechanisms, and addressing its causes.

1. SPEAKERS:
Cristine Joy Ballesteros
Charlene Revidad
Pauline Abordo
Jonnel Bernardez
Resty John Carl Briola

2. TRUE or FALSE
• Stress or stressor in whatever
form is always bad for our
health.
• Doing nothing often leads to
boredom, this could be very
stressful to many.
FALSE
TRUE

3. • A very rich man-with billion
pesos-choosing the right color for
his twenty-fifth car will not
experience any kind of stress.
• Stress cannot be overcome
because as Selye said: " Complete
freedom from stress is death. "
• One can view stressors as
challenges and not be let down.
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE

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WHAT IS STRESS?

5. STRESS IS A
PERSON’S
PHYSICAL
AND
EMOTIONAL
RESPONSE
TO CHANGE.
What is
stress??????STRESS

6. S enseless T hought R epeated
E ndlessly S urrounding S elf
 Physiological terms, a collection of bodily
responses, including a more rapid heart rate,
elevated blood pressure, rapid breathing,
sweating palms and increased tension.
 General Adaptation Syndrome (Fight or
Flight response)
 Any situation, GOOD or BAD that causes you
to readjust.

7.  It is the reaction of people that have
excessive pressure or other types of demand
placed upon them. It arises when they worry
that they can't cope.
Stress = Pressure > Resourse
 Type A personality VS Type B personality
( Which is more stressful?)
 Stress is not an illness-it is a state. However if
stress becomes too excessive and prolong
mental and physical illness may develop.

8.  Stress is irresistible thus
it can be controlled;
excessive stress can be
reduced; and stress
reaction can be
managed.

9. Personality Type
• Type A Personality is Stress Prone as it is associated
with the following Behavioral Patterns :
• Always Moves, Walks and Eats Rapidly.
• Feels impatient with the pace of things, hurries
others, dislikes waiting.
• Does several things Simultaneously.
• Feels guilty when relaxing.
• Tries to schedule more and more in less and less time.
• Uses nervous gestures such as clenched fist, banging
the hand on the table.
• Does not have time to enjoy life.

10. • Type A Personalities, in this sense, bring stress on
themselves.
• The Type B Personality, on the other hand, is less Stress
Prone.
• Following are the typical characteristics of Type B
Personality:
Is not concerned about time.
Is Patient.
Does not Brag
Play to Fun, not to win.
Relaxes without feeling Guilty.
Has no Pressing Deadlines.
Is mild-mannered.
Is never in a hurry.

13. • Change in financial status
• Change of job / work
• Mortgage or loan
• Foreclosure of mortgage/loan
• Change in responsibilities
• Moving house
• Holidays
• Christmas
• Minor violations of the law

14. • Death of a loved one
• Divorce / separation
• Imprisonment
• Injury/illness ( self / family )
• Marriage/ engagement
• Loss of job
• Retirement
• Pregnancy
• Sexual Problems

15. Effect Of Stress

16. Stress has Behavioral, cognitive
and Physiological Consequences.
Research Studies indicate that
Stress is negatively related to
Job Satisfaction,
Organizational Commitment
and Performance and
positively related to Turnover.

17. Burnout
Burnout is a troublesome
outcome of Stress.
Burnout is a state of mind
resulting from prolonged
exposure to emotional stress.
It manifests through Emotional
Exhaustion and a combination
of Negative Attitudes.

18. • Burnouts occurs due to prolonged
exposure to Stress and that too in
phases.
• The Three key phases of Burnout
are
• Emotional Exhaustion
• Depersonalization
• Feeling a lack of Personal
Accomplishment

19. • Emotional Exhaustion is due to a
combination of Personal, Job
and Organizational Stressors.
• People who expect a lot from
themselves and the Organization
in which they work tend to create
more internal stress, which in
turn leads to Emotional
Exhaustion

20. • Emotional Exhaustion is fuelled by
having too much work to do, by
role conflict and by the type of
interpersonal interactions
encountered at work.
• Overtime, Emotional Exhaustion
leads to Depersonalization, which is
the state of psychologically
withdrawing from one’s job.

21. • This finally results in a feeling
of being unappreciated,
ineffective or inadequate.
• The addictive effect of these
three phases is a host of
negative attitudinal and
behavioral outcomes.

22. NEGATIVE
and
POSITIVE
Effects Of
Stress

23. NEGATIVE STRESS
It is a contributory factor in minor
conditions, such as headaches,
digestive problems, skin
complaints, insomnia and ulcers.
Excessive, prolonged and
unrelieved stress can have a
harmful effect on mental, physical
and spiritual health.

24. POSITIVE STRESS
Stress can also have a positive effect,
spurring motivation and awareness,
providing the stimulation to cope with
challenging situations.
Stress also provides the sense of
urgency and alertness needed for
survival when confronting threatening
situations.

25. CLASSIFICATION OF STRESS
• POSITIVE STRESS
- Mental Alertness
- Motivation
- High Efficiency
• NEGATIVE STRESS
- ACUTE STRESS
- CHRONIC STRESS

26. STRESSORS

28. FRUSTRATION
• Refers to emotional state induced when
one is blocked from reaching a goal.
PRESSURE
• An emotional state induced when one is
confronted by personal responsibilities.

29. BOREDOM or Understimulation
• This the opposite of pressure, but it too can
be a stressor, especially if it continues for
a long time.
TRAUMA
• A shocking physical or emotional
experience, such as rape , military combat,
fire typhoon, torture etc.

30. CONFLICT
• An emotional state induced when
one is one is torn between two or
more potential courses of action.
• Gestalt psychologist Kurt Lewin
identified 3 kinds of conflicts:
Approach-approach
Avoidance-avoidance
Approach-avoidance

31. Approach-approach
 When one is torn between two desirable courses
of actions
 Least stressful, because both options are
desirable
Avoidance-avoidance
 When one is forced to choose between two
unpleasant courses of action.
 Such as going to dentist or suffering from a
toothache
Approach-avoidance
When one is simultaneously drawn to and
repelled by the same goal

32. CHANGE
•Separation
•Illness in the family
•Unemployment
•Moving to a new city

34. SYMPTOMSOF STRESS

35. Sources of Stress
1. Biological Deprivation - extreme hunger can cause deep
physical and emotional disturbances.
2. Danger (real or imagined) - “Combat exhaustion” is a
term use to describe a break down in behavior resulting
from danger experiences which rapidly produce stress.
3. Threats to self-esteem- these threats are often affected by
age and personality factors.
4. Overload – this results from too much stimulation. City
dwellers adapt to stress by paying less attention to their
surroundings than do rural people.
5. Crises and stresses that company normal social and
personal development – as we grow up, we worry about
our ability to meet the new demands and new roles that
each stage of life presents.

36. SOURCE OF STRESS
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
- Economic Uncertainty
- Political Uncertainty
- Technological Change
ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS
- Task Demands
- Roll Demands
- Interpersonal Demands
PERSONAL FACTORS
- Family Problems
- Economic Problems
- Personality

37. TYPES OF STRESS
GENERAL STRESS
- Everyone has this stress
- Resolve in a day or two
- No intervention required
CUMULATIVE STRESS
- Builds up in your body
- Become more difficult to
alleviate your symptoms
- More serious psychological
problems

38. Coping up
with Stress

39. Managing stress
1.AWARENESS – be aware of the following
level of stress, indications that stress is
present attributes in your character that
maybe stress related.
2.SELF ACCEPTANCE– accepting what we
are and who we are is an essential step.
3.RESPONSIBILITY – don’t blame anyone or
anything for your stress , be responsible.
4.Use OF DEFENSE MECHANISMS

40. DEFENSE MECHANISMS
REPRESSION – threatening or painful thoughts and
memories are excluded from conciousness.
PROJECTION – unacceptable thoughts or impulses
are placed upon others or a persons short comings
and mistakes are attributed to others.
RATIONALIZATION – giving socially acceptable and
logical reasons for our behavior with not really true.
REACTION FORMATION – dangerous impulses are
repressed and converted to their direct opposite
such as feelings of hate to love, sexual desires to
rigid morality, and pessimism to optimism.

41. DISPLACEMENT – straight forward substitution of
one goal or object for another.
COMPENSATION – this is a more socially desirable
defense mechanism whereby one endeavors to
make up for weakness in one function by by
excelling in some other.
REGRESSION – retreat to an earlier stage of
development and adoption of less mature types of
behavior.
SUBLIMATION – form of displacement of
instinctual energy from the id into higher social
and cultural achievements.

42. STRESS MANAGEMENT
• Healthy living to conquer stress
- take sufficient rest
- exercise/yoga
- talk to people/friend
- organise your life
- manage your anger
- be flexible
- take charge of your life
- do things which you love to do
- overcome ego/jealousy

43. PICTORIAL
REPRESENTATION

45. PTSDIs a common disorder which
person experiences disabling
anxiety after a traumatic
event.

46. Traumatic Events
• Military Combat
• Rape or Sexual abuse
• Kidnapping or Torture
• Car accident
• Natural Disaster

47. Symptoms
• Startle easily
• Feel emotional numb
• Act irritable
• Lose interest in things he used to
enjoy
• Become aggressive or even violent

48. • Sleeping difficulties and nightmares
• Feelings of guilt for having survived
an accident where other people
died.
• Difficulty on trusting others.
• Avoiding people, places or things
that remind of the incident, as well
as the anniversaries of the incident.

49. Physical Symptoms
• Headaches
• Gastroinstestinal distress
• Immune system problems
• Dizziness, chest pain or discomfort
in other parts of the body

50. Effect
•Low self-esteem
•Suicidal thoughts

52. FEW COMMON
REACTIONS IN STRESS