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 Feelings
Elated        Worry

Depressed     Tense

Anxious       Tired
              Frightened
Anger
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 disease
Immune system disease
Asthma
Diabetes
Stress Management Principles
1.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 stress
 Time 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 out
 Overenthusiasm.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 Burnout
Stages of Burn out            Intervention
1.Overenthusiam               Realism
Don’t over commit-Can you do this forever
2.Stagnation                   Movement
Further 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
THANK YOU
ASIF EBRAHIM

Stress management ppt

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    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
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    Stress Feelings Elated Worry Depressed Tense Anxious Tired Frightened Anger
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     EXTERNAL STRESSORS •Physical Environment •Social Interaction •Organisational •Major Life Events •Daily Hassles
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     PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT •Noise •Bright Lights •Heat •Confined Spaces
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     SOCIAL INTERACTION •Rudeness •Bossiness •Aggressiveness by others •Bullying
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     ORGANISATIONAL •Rules •Regulations •“Red - Tape” •Deadlines
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     MAJOR LIFEEVENTS •Birth •Death •Lost job •Promotion •Marital status change
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     DAILY HASSLES •Commuting •Misplaced keys •Mechanical breakdowns
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     INTERNAL STRESSORS •Lifestyle choices •Negative self - talk •Mind traps •Personality traits
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     LIFESTYLE CHOICES •Caffeine •Lack of sleep •Overloaded schedule
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     NEGATIVE SELF- TALK •Pessimistic thinking •Self criticism •Over analysing
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     MIND TRAPS •Unrealistic expectations •Taking things personally •All or nothing thinking •Exaggeration •Rigid thinking
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    SYMPTOMS OF STRESS •Physicalsymptoms •Mental symptoms •Behavioural symptoms •Emotional symptoms
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     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
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     MENTAL SYMPTOMS •Lack of concentration •Memory lapses •Difficulty in making decisions •Confusion •Disorientation
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     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
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     EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS •Bouts of depression •Impatience •Fits of rage •Tearfulness •Deterioration of personal hygiene and appearance
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    STRESS RELATED ILLNESSES Stressis not the same as ill-health, but has been related to such illnesses as; Cardiovascular disease Immune system disease Asthma Diabetes
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    Stress Management Principles 1.Makepromises carefully, not indiscriminately. 2.Don't act blindly under pressure 3.Prioritize 4.Think benevolently and avoid the adversarial mentality
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    5. Adopt aday-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
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    10 Ways tomanage stress  Time management  Deep breathing  Get a life  Better lifestyle choices  Exercise
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     Mini-breaks  Thelunch break.  A hobby and a friend help  The right foods  Nice surroundings help
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    Stages of Burnout  Overenthusiasm.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
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    Management of Burnout Stagesof Burn out Intervention 1.Overenthusiam Realism Don’t over commit-Can you do this forever 2.Stagnation Movement Further training education,socialising,leisure activities and brief vacations
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     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
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    3.Frustration Movement Close supervision,counselling,new projects,taking on different roles at work 4.Apathy Rest Recuperation
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