Stress Management

Adapted by
Hj Yunos Hj Bujang
Wh t is
What i St
Stress
„ Stress is body experiencing wear and tear during
change of environment.
„ Produces physical and emotional changes that produces
Positive and negative feelings.
„ Psychological
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situations.
Wh t causes Stress
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„ Family related issues like Divorce, Death of close
relatives, Marriage, Child birth etc
„ Personal related issues like taking large loan
loan, change in
sleeping habits Violation of Laws, Change in living style
etc,
„ Over work, non co-operation from boss and colleagues,
Commuting from home to office, High expectations,
dead lines,
lines meeting targets etc
etc.
„ Feeling of insecurity, instability and uncertainty may also
lead to Stress.
W k related
Work l t d stress
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„ When the capabilities do not match the requirements
„ Recent changes in technologies
„ Increased work loads,
„ Competition with others to excel
„ Job insecurity
„ Timings of work such as Shifts or working only in night
shifts like call centers
„ Loosing self confidence
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Cope up with
ith stress
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„ No body can eliminate complete stress but is able to
control and manage it to certain extend.
„ One should be able to identify what causes stress and
cope with it
„ Use it for yyour advantage
g – make that as a challenge.
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„ Absence of stress may leave one feeling bored
„ Excessive stress may make one dejected
„ For some, small issues causes heavy stress.
„ Some can withstand heavy stress and cope up with it.
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Cope up with
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„ Determine what events distress you
„ Change problems that are within your control to change -
Change what you can can, accept what you cannot change
„ Avoid exposure to stressors that you can not change
„ Accept those you can not change or avoid
„ Increase control over emotional stress experience
„ Think rationallyy and restructure the negative
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„ Learn relaxing techniques
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Associated
i t d risks
i k off stress
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„ Mind
¾ Chronic anxiety / phobias / sleeplessness
¾ Depression / Lack of concentration / Absent-minded
ƒ Body
¾ Stomach
St h ulcers
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Di ti problems
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/Headaches
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¾ Vomiting and Diarrhea
¾ Heart disease
¾ Less resistance to infections
¾ Psycho somatic illness
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Associated
i t d risks
i k off stress
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„ Relationship/ Behaviour
¾ Strained relations with family and friends
¾ Lower performance in work
¾ Confusion and loosing confidence / indecisiveness
¾ Lower sexual urge
¾ Avoidance
¾ Escapism
¾ Alcoholism /Drug addiction
G d St
Good Stress Reliever
R li
„ Good stress releivers
¾ Balanced diet
¾ Good exercise/Yoga/Meditation/Relaxation
¾ Walking/Jogging/Laughter clubs
¾ Learning Music/Engaging in Active Sports activities
¾ Balance between work and family life
¾ Thinking Positive
¾ Avoiding stimulants
¾ Socializing (with the right group of people)
¾ Required Good sleep
¾ Catharsis – Ventilating the feelings to near and dear ones
(Confiding)
¾ Projections – Bean bag boxing
B d St
Bad Stress R
Reliever
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„ Bad stress reliever
¾ Smoking
¾ Drinking
¾ Drug addiction
¾ Anger
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¾ Going into shell(getting depressed)
¾ Sulking
¾ Avoidance
¾ Escapism
¾ Malingering
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Counseling
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„ For high stressful issues some require out side help.
„ For such people counseling is the best technique
(normally for people with low personal esteem and self
confidence)
„ Counselingg is required
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prolonged
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„ Medication or self medication is dangerous and lead to
other physical related problems.
„ Counseling and Medications should be
advised/administered only by experts like Doctors and
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Psychiatrics
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Best of Luck and Success.

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