...Stress Management Plan When I was gathering resources for my first stress portfolio, one picture left a deep impression. It says: “there are only two times I feel stress: day and night.” Yes, stress exists along with our whole life; it may seem that there is nothing that we can do about stress. The homework and exams will keep coming, there is endless study and work in the day, and our career and family responsibilities will always be demanding. However, the good news is that stress can be managed. The simple realization that you are in control of your life is the foundation of stress management. Managing stress is all about taking charge of your thoughts, emotions, schedules, and the way you deal with problems. Stress is not always bad. Eustress can be beneficial; however, more times we are suffering from distress which causes health consequences, affecting the immune, cardiovascular and neuroendocrine and central nervous systems, and takes a severe emotional toll. For this stress management plan, I’ll go through five main aspects which are nutrition, exercise, rest and sleep, relaxation, and developing hobbies to help manage daily stress. Nutrition Stress and nutrition have always been linked. Well-nourished bodies are better prepared to cope with stress. Eating well through the day is my first stress dealing strategy. Start right with breakfast. There are a lot of times I do not feel hungry or do not have enough time to cook a nutritious breakfast in the morning...
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...Stress Management Timothy E. Schwab GEN/200 June 15 2011 Stress Management Stress management starts with an honest assessment of how you react to stress. It's hard to avoid stress these days with so many different demands for your time and attention. But with good stress management skills, you can handle stress in healthier ways. There are several sites that you can visit to find information that will assist you in coping with your stress. Here are just a few of the many sites that are available to you: The University Health Center, The Mayo Clinic, Medicinenet, The American Psychological Association and Webmd. In researching these sites and others I plan to be able to find several ways that not only I can use to help with my stress but hopefully the reader might gain some helpful information as well. I will be looking for the most common and collected effects of stress and some of their suggestion on how to cope and deal with stress as a whole. One of the first steps that I have found is that good stress management is to understand how you should react to stress. First you must take an honest look at how you react to your stress and then produce a stress management plan that makes the stress in your life less of a problem. They go on to talk about several things in life that you can look at to see how you are affected with stress. Several areas that you can look at and even ask the question is how are you eating and are you getting enough sleep? How is you physical...
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...Running head: STRESS REDUCTION 1 Reducing Stress to Avoid Nursing Burnout Ashley A. Dean University of Louisiana at Lafayette STRESS REDUCTION 2 Stress Stress is our body’s reaction to a stimulus that triggers our primal “fight or flight” response. This response causes a hormonal dump of adrenaline and cortisol into the bloodstream that enables our bodies to react quickly to perceived danger. These hormones cause us to become more aware of our surroundings and able to make quick decisions and movements. This “acute-stress” reaction is a good thing but continued or chronic stress over long periods of time can cause detrimental effects to your body as the body never returns to homeostasis. Chronic high levels of cortisol and other corticoids can cause a decline of your immune system, making you more susceptible to illnesses. Additionally, they increase your body’s resistance to adrenaline that is also at higher levels under chronic stress (Bryant). If we do not reduce stress then there is a very great danger of becoming burned out. First described in the 1970s by the American psychologist Herbert Freudenberger as the consequences of severe stress and high ideals experienced by people working in “helping” professions (Informed Health Online. (2013). Burnout is a special kind of job related chronic stress that results in a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion where you derive little or no enjoyment in your career and begin to doubt your ...
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...www.reach.ind.in Please circulate to all your friends, colleagues, relatives, associates and just about everyone on your mailing list. Let them gain too! Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. Exercise & Fitness Nutrition & Calorie Management Stress Management Ear Nose Throat Teeth www.reach.ind.in Exercise & Fitness 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Stamina (Cardio) Exercises Strength Exercises Mobility Exercises Back Exercises Yoga Weight Training www.reach.ind.in Stamina (Cardio) Exercises Walking: Excellent cardiovascular benefits for the advanced age groups.. Should be done briskly with swinging of the arms. Comfortable shoes must be worn. May be done morning or evening for 30-60 minutes.. Jogging: Suitable for younger age group below 50 years. 30 minutes is all that is required and may be done continuously, or jog and walk in between when fatigued. The pace of jogging is equal to that of a brisk walkrun on soft or grassy surface. Wear comfortable clothes and breathe freely. www.reach.ind.in Stamina (Cardio) Exercises Swimming: For those who know how to swim, 20 minutes of continuous swimming is sufficient. Alternately swim the length of a pool 10-20 metres, rest at the end for 30 seconds, swim back. 10 such lengths is good. Use any stroke you know. They are all of almost equal cardiovascular and muscular benefit. Cycling: For any age group. Minimum time 45-60 minutes of continuous controlled fast cycling. Cycling up slopes gives added benefit. Ordinary cycles are good enough...
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...Stress Management An Individual and Organiza5onal Challenge Youtube link Some Statistics § 46% of working adults view their jobs as very stressful or extremely stressful (NIOSH) § 81% percent of respondents suffer from the ill effects of stress at least once a week (AMA) § 80% of workers feel stress on the job, nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress and 42% say their coworkers need such help (Gallup 2000) § Health care costs are 147% higher for those who are stressed or depressed (1999, 46,000 workers) § In a survey of medical and personnel directors of Fortune 1,000 companies, 70% said mental health problems were fairly or very pervasive. § Stress costs employers about $150 billion annually in workers compensation claims, absenteeism, turnover, and health and disability claims, reducing profits by about 10%. For additional alarming statistics see: http://www.stress.org/job.htm; see also “Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform” 3 Overview Wolford A model for stress and how to reduce it Time Management Emotion Regulation and Decision Making 5 John Wolford Case 1. Do you relate to him?* 2. Was he a dumb guy? Ill-intentioned? Deliberately wanted to hurt his family? 3. What did he do that was unnecessary? 4. What could he learn to do better? 5. What is his fundamental leadership assumption? 6. Would you like to work for him? 7. Does he need help?* 6 ...
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...stressors. However, nursing students are likely to experience even “more stress” than their friends and colleagues enrolled in other programs. To support this statement, a study comparing the stress levels of various professional students found that nursing students experience higher levels of stress than medical, social work and pharmacy students (Beck, et al.1997). Even more poignant, another study showed that “one third” of nursing students experience stress severe enough to induce mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. (Pryjmachuk, 2004). One source of stress of nursing students is their Learning Experience. The related learning experience is a series of planned activities in the community that would prepare students technically and professionally should they decide to pursue higher education in the health profession. Specifically, in a selected College of nursing, BSN students spend a maximum of 24 hours a week for their duty wherein they engage in activities such as nurse-patient interaction, nursing procedures, construction of Concept Map, Nursing Care Plan and Drug Study, individual conference with their clinical instructors, and ward class. According to Kaplan (1993), the burnout behaviors of students are characterized by reduction in their performance. Students were found to be maintaining a façade of high achieving while succumbing to physical illness and emotional stress. The physical...
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...Health About.com Stress Management . Search Stress Management Stress Causes Stress Effects How To Manage Stress . Share Print . Free Stress Management Newsletter! Sign Up . You can opt-out at any time. Please refer to our privacy policy for contact information. How To Improve Your Relationships With Effective Communication Skills By Elizabeth Scott, M.S. Updated June 30, 2014 . Ads: Skills in Communication Conflict Resolution Communication Exercises Workplace Communication Listening Young woman sitting on tire swing, talking to man, close-up Noel Hendrickson/Photographer's Choice RF/Getty Images Ads Happy Marriage Secrets biblicalcounselinginsights.com Want to Fireproof Your Marriage? Do Marriage God’s Way Scholarships For Students www.unicaf.org/MBA/Scholarship In Africa,MBA & M.Ed Apply &Find Out If You Are Eligible KE Domain Sale www.webhostkenya.co.ke Co.ke Domains Ksh 1160. Pay by Mpesa Top Related Searches•poor communication skills •effective communication skills •dealing with conflict •mutual understanding •springboard •misunderstandings Ads Free Prophecy For You yourpersonalprophecy.com Get God's Plan For You in 2014. Receive Your Free Written Prophecy! Dictionary Free Download www.dictionaryboss.com Word Definitions, Translate & More. Download Dictionary Boss Today! Conflict in a relationship is virtually inevitable. In itself, conflict isn’t a problem; how it’s handled, however, can bring people together or...
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...Stress Management Training: Facilitator’s Manual Learning Materials for “Helping Health Workers Cope,” a Project of Concern Worldwide’s Innovations for Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health and the Community Association for Psychosocial Services (CAPS) December 2012 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... ii Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................... ii Use of Material ............................................................................................................................. ii Manual Development ................................................................................................................... iii I. Training Overview ................................................................................................................ 1 II. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3 III. What Is Stress? ................................................................................................................... 5 IV. How Do We React To Stress? ............................................................................................. 8 V. Exploring our Sources of Stress..............................
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...Holistic Stress Management Strategy Plan Excelsior College Abstract A number of personal stressors are indicated and explained with some specifics to their impact on the health of the author. A discussion follows concerning the stress of finances and the fear and anger associated with such stress. Finally, a plan is developed to describe how techniques garnished throughout the course can and will be applied as part of an overall strategy plan of stress management. Holistic Stress Management Strategy Plan The Stressors It would be an interesting study to be able to record a week of my life, from the point of view of exactly what I see, hear, say and feel (physically and emotionally), and then review the movie and have an accurate picture of what the major stressors of my life are. There was a time in my life when I would realize that my mood had gone south, and when asked what was wrong, I would honestly answer that I did not know. Was it that my dishwater just leaked out of the sink? Was it that garbage needed to be taken out? At that time in my life, it appeared that trivialities like that could instantly change a good mood bad, and it took some introspection to learn how this happened. Oftentimes, there was something else lingering under the covers that was waiting for a trigger, such as a full garbage can. And oftentimes this thing lingering under the covers was as equally trivial. For example, if I was working in the yard on a hot day and became thirsty, I...
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...Stress Management and Academic Performance Kebeh Beyan Walden University Introduction Stress has become universal in the lives of several individuals, and stress has been found to deeply affect creatively, performance, mental health, physical welfare, and even the decision making as well as affect biological systems of individuals (Yehuda & Olff, 2012). Research shows that burnout especially emotional fatigue and resilience were significant forecasters of academic performance. The authors also mentioned that students who were emotionally and cognitively involved in their studies seem to perform better than students who reported being emotionally more exhausted (Kotze & Kleynhans, 2013). This study will focus on whether and to what extent social supports, cognitive assessments, and coping skills affects the management of stress and academic performance of college students. In other to determine the effects of the above issues, the involvements of the students in stressful circumstances must be understood. For this study a survey design will be use to get a cross-section of the particular involvements of all students in stressful situations and to find out to what degree their stress management skills is affected by coping skills, cognitive assessments, and social supports. Samples from the college individuals will provide precise and particular experiences of this population and it will show how their use of coping skills, cognitive assessments and social supports...
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...Topics): Stress Management Reflection Paper on Stress Management Pathways and Well-Being One of my biggest problems in life has been stress and the way it affects my life. I seem to always put off starting and/or maintaining exercise routines and proper dieting by letting stress take over and just giving up and saying to myself: “I will just start again next week”, which in return tells me to go ahead and eat the foods that I should not be eating such as doughnuts, fast food, cakes, etc., because next week I will be sticking to my new diet and exercise routine. This of course, just prolongs getting in shape and losing some weight by not only a week, however, it ends up turning into months. It is a vicious cycle for myself. Here recently in the last couple of months I have gained about ten to twelve pounds back of the total of approximately twenty-five pounds that I had lost over a year ago. It is funny how getting away from a basic exercise routine and not watching the foods that I eat can get out of hand so fast, therefore, causing me to get back in to my old put-it-off until another week routine. When I do put off getting back in shape, I just end of feeling miserable as compared to just sticking with a good routine and being happy overall with myself and the way I feel. I hate wearing tight jeans and tend to wear shirts that are not tucked in when I’m overweight. I have put together a new routine and outlined a new approach for dealing with stress in order...
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...The Stress Management Program for Best Buy INTRODUCTION The anxious feelings, sweaty palms, wondering how you will get everything done on time, wondering when you will see your family in between the long work hours, dealing with a micro-managing supervisor or unproductive co-workers that push their work on to you, or even the peer that says they enjoy deadlines! These are all depictions of what we call “stress”. While a certain amount of stress is needed to motivate individuals into action, called eustress, when an individual experiences anxiety and physical tension as demands are placed on them which exceed their abilities to cope, distress occurs (McShane & Von Glinow, 2008). Stress in the workplace is becoming a major concern for employees, employers, managers and government agencies. Workplace stress can be defined as the change in one’s physical or mental state in response to workplaces that pose an appraised challenge or threat to that employee (Colligan & Higgins, 2005). Stress research pioneer, Hans Selye, determined that people have a fairly consistent physiological response to stressful situations, called the general adaptation syndrome, providing an automatic defense system to help us cope with environmental demands (McShane & Von Glinow, 2008). More specifically, the three stages of the general adaptation syndrome: alarm (alerts the person to the situation and prepares for the resistance stage), resistance (shut down of the body’s immune system...
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...cost saving, quality way to run their business. Incorporating work teams to solve problems and to accomplish goals are utilized in various organizations to increase productivity and streamline production issues quickly as well as increase motivation in workers. Companies must also be adaptable to the change and prepare to continually change to maintain success. With the strive to increase productivity, drive down cost, and stay current on new technologies, leadership, and workers alike find stress slowing them down. Organizations are promoting healthy mental exercises and practices to maintain happy employees as well as high motivation and production. Characteristics of High-Performance Workplaces A high-performance team or a group of individuals who commit to work together for the same goal have formed a strong base of productive communication and most always achieve astonishing results together. These high-performing teams are highly dedicated, and in return can experience less stress. Dr. TC North, who is a CEO and founder of Catalyst High Performance, coach’s leaders in taking their teams from average to high-performers and has come up with nine characteristics of high-performers in the workplace. Dr. North’s nine characteristics include willingness to fail in order to succeed. According to Dr. North this is one of the most important characteristic because greatness is a requirement in the success to be different and standing out among average individuals. Dr. North believes...
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...Stress Management Strategies Final Essay HRDV 3301 Texas Tech University Megan Bradford INTRODUCTION At some point in time during a person’s professional career, we all have days or weeks that make us feel like we are drowning or failing at our job. The feeling of stress overload makes it very difficult to complete daily work related tasks, and productivity take a hard decline. As a human resources manager, it is their job to notice when an employee is experiencing a stress overload and help assist in relieving the stress. If an employee endures too much stress, this may lead to the employee leaving the company suddenly. BACKGROUND TO THE PROBLEM Workplace stress can occur for a number of reasons. First, an employee who never goes on vacation can fall victim to an overload of stress due to feeling like they never have any downtime, especially if they are in a very fast paced field of work. The department of psychology at Saint Louis University published an article called To Be or Not to Be (Stressed): The Critical Role of a Psychologically Healthy Workplace in Effective Stress Management which gave great insight regarding workplace stress. According to Matthew J. Grawitch, the author of the published article states, “…five specific types of workplace practices that contribute to employee well-being and organizational functioning: employee involvement (i.e. autonomy and involvement in decision...
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...Improving organizational performance Paper PSY/428 Improving organizational performance Paper The current economic health of business around the world leaves little to no room for error concerning productivity. With this the science of organizational psychology can make a positive change of the company (Jex & Britt, 2008). The following paper will illustrate what cause and effects can have on a company through the use of the improving organizational performance simulation. In the following the concepts of choices made during the simulation will be discussed; as well, what motivational theories to use and what are the affects to reduce workplace stressors. In the first part of the simulation the student is introduced to the organization as an organizational psychologist for hire. The psychologist is hired to improve the failing company before it is too late to recover. Upon introduction to the company the first search for information done was to implement an JDI (job descriptive index), along with profiling the personal, and viewing a blog that was available (Apollo Group Simulation, 2005). With the information that was available, the members of the company were not happy because that the organization is not living up to his or her expectations prior to joining, and his or her suggestions are not taken seriously. This was the correct choice according to the simulation. As the simulation did demonstrate through the survey, and blog that the employees...
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