The Causes And Effects Of Workplace Stress In Society

Introduction Stress affects millions of people. One of the most common forms of stress is that related to our careers and the workplace. In today 's economic difficulty, work related stress is even more pronounced than ever before. Everyone who has ever held a job has, felt the pressure of work-related stress. Any job can have stressful elements, even if you love what you do. According to the American Psychological Association 's (APA) annual Stress in America Survey. Only 37 percent of Americans surveyed said they were doing

In today’s society nearly every individual experiences some sort of stress, whether it is chronic stress or acute. Acute stress is the immediate response to a demanding situation, for example, managing your home life, finances and the status of ones health. According Time Magazine, a recent survey reports that the incidence of stress has declined but is still lingering over the lives of young adults. The National Stress in America survey had two thousand participants ages eighteen to thirty –three, more than half of this population reported receiving minimal to no support in coping with the stress (Sifferlin, 2013). Most of the young adults reported that a single source

Our book describes stress as “any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one’s well-being and tax one’s coping ability” (Weiten, 2014). Stress is not necessarily a traumatic, life destroying event. It can be as simple a small change in one’s daily schedule. People will have multiple stresses throughout their lifetime. Some will be little and daily, but overtime these add up and can affect you in many ways. Stress can be positive or negative and can take many forms; a few being frustration, internal conflict, change, and pressure. All of which make almost a daily appearance in my life (Weiten, 2014).

Stress is a major factor in the health and happiness of Americans, but what ignites stress? Why is it so common? How can it be helped and prevented? Why is it so unhealthy? Why does it overtake the mind? Every individual deals with some form of stress throughout their daily lives. Many Americans are stressed out; stress is caused by being involved in too many activities, pressure to act or look a certain way, and eating habits.

Article Title: “A look at why stress may be good for you” by Steffan Stern. Published May 15, 2015. LA Times.

Growth and organizational evolution causes change, resistance to that inevitability and stress as a byproduct. The tactics individuals and leaders adopt can cause harmful consequences if not managed with sensitivity and awareness. Change can be threatening for those experiencing job insecurity (Robbins & Judge, 2007) or develop teams and co-workers that act at cross-purposes (Huy & Mintzbereg, 2003). Change can be a source of stress, but so can workload, leadership styles, and the shuffling of roles and responsibilities (Cooper, 2006). Management of resistance and stress is largely dependent on the organizations leadership to be the bulwark of these human traits by perceiving their sources and proactively attending to them.

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

This essay is largely concern to inform the reader the problem of employee’s everyday stress at work. According to Mujtaba (2009a, as cited by Mujtaba, Lara, & King, 2010), stress is described as a response or a stimulus to any sort of stressor. Stress is a significant problem because it reduces a worker’s productivity and quality level in an organisation. Matin, Razavi & Emamgholizadeh (2014) even emphasised that stress in organisations is one of the many influential factors that decreases the productivity level of a workforce by a huge amount. An employee who is affected by stress does not have the capability

Stress has become a major epidemic for Americans. What is Stress? Stress is the “state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances”. “The survey results seem to tie in with what research shows, that 43 percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress. Given the potential health complications related to stress, it is fair to say stress certainly is a health problem in America.” (APA, 2006)

Nurses face many different stressors in their day to day work life. These stressors stem from the type of work nurses do (Raftopoulos, Charalambous and Talias, 2012). Stressors may also be caused by the nurse’s social interactions (Rodwell and Demir, 2012), for example strained relationships with colleagues, poor leadership within the team and underappreciation. The stress can even be caused by political issues such as job security (Boya, Demiral, Ergor, Akvardar, & De Witte, 2008) and inadequate staffing leading to an excessive work load (Lisa Y. Adams, 2014). If the nurse is unable to deal with this stress appropriately it can have negative impacts on his or her physical and mental health (Marin et al.,2011). An integral aspect of coping within a stressful environment is having the ability to bounce back and work through issues despite unfavourable circumstances, this is known as resilience (Courtney. J, 2015). Nurses can implement strategies to build self-resilience, examples of this could be; ensuring they have adequate social supports (Cross, 2015) and practising mindfulness (Ludwig & Kabat-Zinn, 2008).

According to the American Institute of Stress, stress is impossible to measure. What may be stressful for one person may not be stressful to another. There is good stress, which is also known as eustress, and that is a good feeling we get when something good, new, and exciting is happening. Then there is the not so good stress which only turns bad if it becomes chronic stress. The reason chronic stress is so worrisome is because we are not naturally made to deal with it for long periods of time, and eventually it will start to show symptoms either through your body or your mental stability. The main causes of stress in the United States is job pressure, and “77% of people regularly experience physical symptoms of stress” (American Institute of Stress.) while “73% of people regularly experience psychological symptoms caused by stress.” (American Institute of Stress.) If you are looking for a reason to quit that job that makes you miserable then look no further. Other than making you miserable, staying at a job you hate can have a great deal of other side effects. There are links connecting job stress and metabolic syndrome, as well as links connecting job stress to psychological disorders and weight gain. Some people must take whatever they can get when it comes to jobs, however staying at a job one hates could be detrimental to said persons health.

When it comes to call center agents having to go through improper training in the workplace, increase of workload, and dealing with difficult customers. These issues can come as a negative outcome to the organization and employees in the area of their performance at work, absent days off, and finally leaving the employment position takes a toll on both sides of the equation. Someone’s job performance is correlated with conscientiousness, which is the personality trait of being careful or attentive and the satisfaction a worker has at work. And according to the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, that is one of the two leading theories of stress and trauma over the past 20 years, has reported that ‘‘individuals become emotionally exhausted when they do not have enough resources to meet work demands’’ (Witt, Andrews & Carlson, 2004, p.150). The type of resources that should be available to employees, support o of supervisors, a sense of independence, ability to make decisions, and control (Cordes & Dougherty, 1993). Besides, those work demands can consist of ‘‘role conflict and ambiguity, role overload, and work pressure’’ (Witt, Andrews & Carlson, 2004, p.150. And those concepts are important to keep in mind because when work demands ends up exceeding the resources available, job performance is reduced. When it came to highly conscientious workers, they had to sacrifice the quantity of their work but not the quality of their work. These type of call center agents would be

Three out of every four American workers describe their work as stressful. According to the Holmes-Rahe Life Events Scale, which rates levels of stress, many of the most stressful events in life are related to the workplace. Some examples are firings, business readjustments and changes in financial status, altered responsibilities, a switch to a different line of work, trouble with the boss, changes in work hours or conditions, retirement and vacations. Workplace stress costs American employers an estimated $200 billion per year in lower productivity, absenteeism, staff turnover, workers' compensation, medical insurance and other stress-related expenses. However, stress may not always be a bad thing. It can stimulate creativity and

    Stress today can be described as "that which disturbs a person's mental and physical well-being" (Morrison 1).  Common symptoms of stress include chronic fatigue, changes in appetite, drug and/or alcohol abuse,  difficulty sleeping, body aches, and changes in emotions (Cooper 1-2).  And although stress is something that is inevitable, it can be controlled.  Just about everything we do today creates stress, both good and bad.  In the face paced and technological world we live in, stress management is key to survival as well as sanity.

Stress is an inevitable part of life and to some degree it is a normal part of life that everyone no matter who you are has encountered. However, if you’re not careful stress can overcome your life and produce anxiety, depression, and several deadly health conditions. Throughout this essay I will explain the risk of living a stressful life and four key ways to reduce stress in order to live a healthy productive lifestyle.