6th Sem BSL Journal

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RATING SCALE(ENTRY LEVEL)

1) Understandi

ng Stress----------------------------------7

2) Personal Stress-----------------------------------------7

3) Familial Stress------------------------------------------

8

4) Relationship Stress-------------------------------------5

5) Environmental Stress-----------------------------------2

6) Academic

Stress----------------------------------------5

7) Negative effects of

stress-----------------------------8

8)Stress busters

a) Social support----------------------------------4

b) Family-------------------------------------------4

c) Peer Group--------------------------------------4

9) Stress Management------------------------------------

4



RATING SCALE(EXIT LEVEL)

1) Understanding Stress----------------------------------82) Personal Stress-----------------------------------------6

3) Familial Stress------------------------------------------6

4) Relationship Stress-------------------------------------3

5) Environmental Stress-----------------------------------2

6) Academic Stress----------------------------------------5

7) Negative effects of stress----------------------------6

8)Stress busters

a) Social support----------------------------------6

b) Family-------------------------------------------6

c) Peer Group--------------------------------------6

9) Stress Management------------------------------------7

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WORKSHOP: 1

“ Understanding Stress ”

Personal Learnings from the

workshopQ- What Is STRESS ?

• Stress: The human reaction to events in our

environment

• Han Selye defines stress as wear and tear on the

body



TYPES OF STRESS-

I - General Stress:

– Everyone has this kind of stress.

– It resolves itself within a day or two.

– No intervention is necessarily required.

II- Cumulative Stress:

– Stress builds up in your body.

– It becomes more difficult to alleviate yoursymptoms.

– You may have more serious physical symptoms.

– You may have more serious mental anguish.

Stress

Eustress: Good Stress

Getting into college

Getting engagedWinning the lottery

Distress: Bad Stress

Difficult work environment

Overwhelming sights andsounds

Threat of personal injury



III- Acute Traumatic Stress:

– Critical Incident Stress – Produces considerable psychological distress

– A normal reaction to abnormal events

IV- Post Traumatic Stress:

– Severe stress produced by severe

psychological trauma.

– Created by unresolved Critical Incident

Stress.

– Produces lasting changes.

WORKSHOP: 2

Stages and Models of Stress Personal Learnings from theworkshop

Stages of Stress:

Stage I - Alarm Reaction

– The “fight or flight” response which causes you to be readyfor physical activity.

– However, it decreases the effectiveness of the immune

system which makes you more susceptible to illness.



Stage II – Stage of adaptation

– If stress continues, the body adapts to the stressors it is

being exposed to.

– If the stressor is starvation, the person experiences areduced desire for physical activity to conserve energy, and

the absorption of nutrients from any food intake is

maximized.

Stage III – Stage of Exhaustion

– Stress persists for a long time. – The body’s resistance may be reduced or collapse quickly.

– People who experience long-term stress may have heart

attacks, severe infections, or chronic pain or illness.

Approaches to stress: 1. Action-oriented approach - In this kind of approach, theproblem creating the stress is identified and confronted

directly. Appropriate changes are made to alter the situation or

the environment and thereby reduce or eliminate stress by

resolution of the problem creating the stress.

2. Emotion-oriented approach - In this kind of approach, the

individual does not have the power to change the environment orthe situation. The individual modifies personal emotions to

interpret the situation differently and thereby attempts to

reduce to eliminate stress.



3. Acceptance-oriented approach - In this kind of approach,

the individual has no direct or indirect control over the factors

causing the stress, along with no emotional control to alter the

interpretation of the situation. Total acceptance of the stress is

undergone and the focus is only on to somehow let the time passand survive the stress. This shows results in short term or long

term health damages.

4. Adaptation-oriented approach - In this kind of approach,

the individual adapts to the situation, and instead of trying to

fight it, tries to go along with the flow, thereby becoming one of

the factors causing stress. This is done with a view that if theindividual also becomes one of the factors causing stress then

stress shall be diverted to some other individual and thereby

the individual shall be free from stress. This approach is widely

practiced in office politics, where the officers transfer their

stress to their subordinates who again pass it on to their

juniors. The negative side of this approach is that if the last

individual who finally receives the stress is unable to face it or

fails in the resolution of the stress, then additional stress is

created, which goes on increasing, and if uncontrolled, may

result in a severe mental derangement of the individual, leading

even to suicide or death.



WORKSHOP: 3

Causes and symptoms of stress Personal Learnings from theworkshop Causes of Stress Causes of stress vary from person to person. Some common

causes of stress can be a death of a family member, illness,

taking care of your family, relationship changes, work, jobchange, moving and money. Even small things such as long waits

or delays or traffic can cause stress.

Personal



• Finances: who name finances as the leading cause of stress

cite major purchases they have to make, such as a home or

car. Others are stressed by a loss of income, or mounting

credit card debt. For some, financial stress will eventuate in

bankruptcy. While college students stress over paying for aneducation, Baby Boomers and older senior citizens find that

retirement income can be a major cause of stress.

• Personal Health and Safety: For some, the stress is linked

to obesity, and a desire to lose weight. For others, the stress

is a personal bas habit that affects health and must be

changed. For example, smoking, abuse of alcohol or otherdrugs. Illness or injury, whether less or more serious, can be a

leading cause of stress for many people.

• Personal Relationships: Whether it is a friendship, dating,

separation, marriage, divorce, or re-marriage, a relationship

can be a leading cause of stress for many. The demands on

time, finances, and emotions can cause ongoing stress.

• Death: Probably the most wrenching cause of stress is the

death of a loved one or close friend. Even the death of a pet

can be stressful.

Organizational

• Employee Risk Factors: Stress can pose a significant risk

to the individual in both mental and physical health. Mental

health risks include depression, anxiety and post traumatic

stress disorders. Physical risk factors include damage to



immune and cardiovascular systems. Stress can also increase

the risk of other more serious ill health issues such as Heart

Disease. As identified within the Management Standards high

demands within the job such as the working environment and

workload are known to be some of the highest risk factorswhich have proven to result in stress within any individual.

• Employer Risk Factors: Risk factors for employers can be

divided into four main categories these being: Cost, Negative

Public Relations, Legal Obligation/Criminal Prosecution and

Civil Action by employees. The risk factors above are often

found within the organizations we have carried out StressSurveys for. Although employers do have demanding roles we

often find that the most noted form of stress within

organizations is found because they have the inability to make

significant changes as ideas are often unsupported and change

within the organization is met with great resilience.

Symptoms Of Stress Short Term Physical Stress Symptoms

– Dry mouth

– Cool skin

– Cold hands and feet

– Increased sweating

– Rapid breathing

– Faster heart rate – Tense muscles

– Feelings of nausea

– Butterflies in your stomach

– Diarrhea



– A desire to urinate

Long Term Physical Stress Symptoms

– Insomnia

– Change in Appetite – Sexual disorders

– Aches and pains

– Frequent colds

– Feelings of intense and long-term tiredness

– Prone to illness

WORKSHOP: 4Consequences of Stress &Coping strategies

Personal Learnings from theworkshopIndividual-

1. Negative Consequences- – Reduces your effectiveness.

– Makes you accident prone.

– Causes you to be forgetful.

– Causes you to be very negative.



– You may neglect your appearance.

– You may make poor judgments.

– Causes you to make more mistakes.

2. Positive Consequences-

– . Improves performance – Motivates you.

– Increases Alertness.

Organizational-

1. Negative consequences-

– Increase in absenteeism.

– People turn over increases. – Team spirit and togetherness decreases.

– Clashes increase.

2. Positive Consequences-

– Increase in Productivity.

– Team spirit grows stronger.

– Collaborations become stronger.

Coping Strategies: • Become a time management Expert: Learn how to tell the

difference between important and unimportant tasks through

your work week. Know how to manage the important ones first

the delegate any of the smaller tasks to others. Ask for help

when possible from family members and multi task little things

such as talking on the phone while doing the dishes.

• Pay close attention to your physical health: Since your body

and mind work together to keep your system functioning well at

the optimal levels it's important to make sure it running



properly. One often things many people forget is that you need

sleep healthy diet, and lots of exercise. If you balance these

things each day your body will build a strong system and be able

to handle those everyday stressors that come along.

• Develop Relaxation skills: Due to the fast paced world many

people have forgotten how to relax. It's really in the small

things you do each day that you need to focus on. Taking a small

walk during your lunch hour. Listening to music and singing in

the car on the way home from work, is a great way to inhale and

exhale deeply relieving stress with each breath.

• Add humor to your life everyday: Finding the humor in

everyday life can really lift your spirits and keep your emotions

in check. Humor can actually help you live longer and keep the

stress levels low.

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