An Immense Amount Of People Overdo Their Bodies As They

At the psychological level, stressful and poor working conditions can cause continuing feelings of humiliation, insecurity and worthlessness. Not having a secure understanding of the future can cause large amounts of anxiety and futility that roots high levels of fatigue from day-to-day life, therefore making everyday coping difficult. Individuals who experience high levels of prolonged stress often attempt to relieve these pressures by adopting unhealthy coping behaviours; for example, the excessive use of alcohol, smoking, and

Meltzer et al., (1995) argues that the unemployed and unskilled have more mentally unstable symptoms compared to those in employment. Also, the fear of being unemployed and job insecurity has a disadvantageous effect on health (Bartley et al., 1996).

Since these things are achieved through occupation, through doing things, the close link between health and occupation becomes clear (Wilcock, 2001).  From an occupational perspective, doing things provides a sense of purpose and fulfilment and leads to a sense of well-being (Crepeau et al, 2009).

After a long day at work, people tend to participate in leisure activities such as eating at one of the restaurants or going to a bar for a few pints and don’t leave much time for fitness activities that has a bad effect on your

An average male factory worker’s day was set out on a rigid schedule, with little to no breaks and an extreme amount of stress and exhaustion. For up to six or seven days a week, men

The theme of overemployment is a current problem in the United States. Americans are overworked. Workload has increased and society has experienced a loss of leisure. Overemployment and overworked can be defined as negative effects that occur when individuals are required to work more hours than they want to work. “Personal perceptions of workload are critical, as individuals have diverse reactions to the number of hours worked depending on their needs, lifestyle, expectations, and experiences. Individuals have different tolerances for demands and stress. While many, including professionals

Research strongly suggests that workaholism may cause serious threats to the worker’s health and can even result in death

"Where There's a Will, There's a Way" by Anna Harrison makes some very validate points about mental health in the workplace. I am a firm believer as well that your environment has a lot to do with your mental state. Most Americans spend more time at work than with their own families. I work in a school environment with children and my attitude is always up beat to motivated the children in their daily routine's at school. Now that they have switched out the management the positive vibe no longer exist. "Coping is part of resilience, but if the environment restricts the mechanisms that allow for coping, then the individual will become increasingly frustrated."(Harrison, 2012, p.2) That statement explains how I feel daily after clocking out.

The importance of work life balance and related legislation concerning holidays, rest periods, working hours and night working

Reading the premise of this paper, forced me to take a look at many negative behaviors that I practice and how it significantly effects my overall health. I would describe myself as healthy, I am five foot eleven inches, one hundred and sixty pounds. Until six months ago I ran four miles on a treadmill four times a week, and on occasion elected to walk to and from work three miles away. I currently work in the emergency room; I average four thousand steps per shift which is tracked by an app on my cell phone. My position in the emergency room requires heavy lifting, pushing, and continuous bending. I can hold a liter urine for twelve hours rarely having the opportunity to urinate depending on patient acuity (this has been confirmed with bladder scanning). The emotional stress of the job is enormous, especially for nurses working in critical care. Many years ago, after many sleepless night, I vowed to never bring my work home. After my shift, I go directly to sleep often getting eight hours each night. However, I do have one

     Many times how well you do your job can depend on your physical health. If you begin to slack on health you can easily notice a difference on the quickness and efficiency in your work. You must exercise on a regular basis so you are able to perform the necessary tasks in the most stressful of situations. Not only must you be able to perform these tasks, but also you must be able to endure it for long periods of time. You must learn your weaknesses and your strengths so you are work at your best at all times. Staying in shape can also help your teammates, so you don’t put them in dangerous situations.

As working persons we are at an increased risk of multiple health problems caused by poor diet and luck of regular exercises. When we don’t eat properly or don’t drink enough fluids we can lose our concentration, get dehydrated and faint. It can put patients into the risk being dropped while we lifting them, helping them with walking or toileting. Our lifestyle should support a constant healthy weight, so we should remain active daily. Luck of exercises can cause back problems like back pain or back injury while helping the client. It can cause risk for patients to be dropped. The Picture 2 below describe the risk from smoking for our

Health and wellness in the workplace is crucial to business success. Increasingly, it is recognized that the workplace itself has a powerful affect on people’s health. When people are satisfied with their job, they are more productive and tend to be healthier. When employees feel that the environment at work is negative, they feel stressed. Stress has a large impact on employee mental and physical health, and in turn, on productivity. Companies that promote healthy lifestyle habits for employees to improve their health, often take the success of the company to heart and are likely to be absent less often for health related reasons.

Stress is a common issue that faces every human being in different times. Stress can be caused by many factors, but one of the main reasons is work which is called occupational stress or work-related stress. Job stress does not only affect the employees’ performance within an organization, but also it affects their general health. Stress has become a challenge for employers now because high level stress results in low productivity, increased absenteeism and other problems like alcoholism, drug abuse and hypertension (Ahmad, Mohamed. 2017). It became a major problem for employers especially in developing countries where they don’t realize the importance of work-life balance and the impact of stress on the productivity level and the job

The research literature shows a strong association between unemployment and ill health. Some illness is caused by unemployment whilst other health problems are exacerbated by unemployment ( Smith, 1987; Mathers & Schofield,1998). An Australian summary of the health and unemployment literature by Mathers and Schofield (1998) identified that unemployment has detrimental effects on mental health, physical health and health related behaviours.