This document discusses stress, its causes and effects. It defines stress as a feeling that is created when reacting to challenging or threatening events. Stress can be positive (eustress) or negative (distress). Positive stress motivates and improves performance in short term, while negative stress decreases performance and can cause mental and physical problems. The document lists common signs of stress like insomnia, headaches, and anger. It identifies job insecurity, high demands, bad bosses and personal problems as causes of stress. It recommends managing stress through changing one's perception, deep breathing, laughing, meditating and listening to music.

1. By
Dr. K.A. SELVAKUMARAN

2. What is Stress?

3. We generally use the word "stress" when we
feel that everything seems to have become too
much - we are overloaded and wonder whether
we really can cope with the pressures placed
upon us.

4. Stress is a feeling that’s
created when we react to
particular events.
Anything that poses a challenge
or a threat to our well being is
a stress.
Stress is often termed as a twentieth century syndrome, born
out of man's race towards modern progress and its ensuing
complexities.
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

5. Signs of
Stress
Physical
signs
Mental
signs
Behavioural
signs
Job Stress
Signs
PROBABLE SYMPTOMS
Insomnia
Loss of mental concentration
Absenteeism
Depression
Extreme anger and frustration
Family conflict
 Headaches and back problems

6. Causes of Stress
Job Insecurity
High Performance Demand
Bad Boss
Workplace Culture
Personal or Family Problems
Technology

8. Eustress, or positive stress, has
the following characteristics:
• Motivates, focuses energy
• Is short-term
• Is perceived as within our
coping abilities
• Feels exciting
• Improves performance

9. Positive stress
Results
Enables
Concentration
Increases
Performance
Energizes You
Into Motion

10. In contrast, Distress or negative stress, has the
following characteristics:
•Causes anxiety or concern
•Can be short- or long-term
•Is perceived as outside of our coping abilities
•Feels unpleasant
•Decreases performance
•Can lead to mental and physical problems

11. Negative Stress
Results
Loss of motivation
Reduces
effectiveness
Physical, mental,
and
behavioral problems

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14. The Three Eye Theory of Stress Management
We see the world with two eyes but an inner eye processes the
input. I call the inner eye perception.
It is not surprising that two people gazing at a large sea swell can
see it in quite different ways. One sees the swell as excellent
for surfing while the other sees it as a danger to be avoided at
all costs.
This perception-variance is not produced by the two eyes in the
front of the head but by the inner eye of perception. Information
passing through our eyes is filtered by the brain.
If you would like to get a real feel for how the brain processes
information that flows through the eyes look at the object
below. This object, called a Necker Cube, will involuntarily
change from time to time as you study it.

16. If the brain flips a simple object around what does it do to
more complex objects?
Changing perception begins when you ask yourself this
question:
“Is there another way of looking at this?“
If you find it difficult to get a new perspective then ask others
what they think – what they are seeing. Knowledge gained in
this way will certainly give you some different views.
Effective personal stress management always involves the
third eye of perception.
So take a daily hassle and get a new perspective on it and see
if you can make it irrelevant.

24. If you look at these and they are not moving, that means you are
relaxed.
If you look at these and they are moving slowly or even moderately,
you are a little bit stressed.
If you look at these and they are moving fast, it means that you are
seriously feeling the stress. Take a chill pill immediately.
The really crazy part is that when I relaxed and took a long deep
breath, they stopped moving.
When I purposely thought about something stressful, they started
moving fast.
Once again it goes to show how powerful our brain is, and how what
you are seeing with your eyes may not be what the person next to
you sees.

25. Stop shallow breathing

26. Create the habit of deep breaths

28. Laugh
1. Crack some jokes.
2. Do your goofiest
impression.
3. Tickle a child that you
love.

29. Be aware of your choices;
you always have a choice

30. Learn to say no; you cannot do
everything you are asked.

31. Be thankful

32. That's right, folks, do
nothing at all. Close the
door, open the window,
have a seat, and take a
little break from life. If
your mind is racing, learn
to meditate and just let that
stress go.
Do nothing.

33. Listen to music.

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35. So enjoy your life as it comes
………..and always be happy