Managing stress

What is stress ? Stress can be expressed as a butterflies in the tummy, worry, or anxiety(1). Stress may have a good effect on the individuals' lives as it boosts the performance and help to concentrate; However, the human body cannot always restates itself to normal after being under long term stress resulting in major health issues(2). How does stress affect the human body and mind ? Our body undergoes stress when responding to an unpleasant feeling, or reacting to a certain situation

To reduce the amount of stress and burnout amongst correctional officers it is imperative that officers are in good physical and mental condition to perform their tasks efficiently and effectively. Not only is it essential for their own safety and security, but also for coworkers, the facility, and inmates. To ensure the proper level of physical and mental condition for each officer is met, the facility could offer programs and implement policies to improve the likelihood of the approved level

coping we need to understand the physiological and psychological process of stress and coping. “A stressor is an external influence that threatens to disrupt the equilibrium that is needed to maintain homeostasis” Pearson Education, 2015). In times of homeostasis we are comfortable and stable both physically and mentally. Stressors are life events, that may cause physical, mental, emotional, psychological or spiritual stress and our body and mind “cope” to attempt to regain that stability of homeostasis

So many people in the US have experienced some type of stress in their lives, and it affects your health. Your view of stress can determine the effect it has on your health. Stress can be a major killer depending on how you view it and can be a major problem to your work and everyday life if you don't take control of it and your opinion of it because “People who experienced a lot of stress but did not view stress as harmful were no more likely to die. In fact, they had the lowest risk of dying of

Stress of Nursing Leadership and Management On a daily basis, everyone experiences stress. Stressful situation without making adjustments can effects your health and well-being. For example, I worked as a charge nurse and mostly as a RN supervisor. This job requires to use managerial skills as well as clinical expertise. The work environment of the skilled nursing facility was mostly short staffed, lack of resources, and overloaded. I, as a charge nurse, was expected to always be available, to be

Stress is something everyone goes through no matter what age, gender or race you are. Stress is the experience of a perceived threat to one’s mental, physical or spiritual well-being, resulting from a series of physiological responses and adaptations. When people think of stress they think it’s a bad thing which isn’t true, some stress is just your body’s reaction to certain situations. At times it may seem like stress is taking over your body leaving you physically, emotionally and mentally hurt

film “Stress: Portrait of a Killer” shows how dangerous if stress stay longer in our life that will can effect on our health in many different way. Today people have a hard time to turning stress off as they have to cope with their daily life. This film points out the effect of stress on our body. It will shrink our brain, add fat to our belly, and unravel our chromosomes. So if we understand how stress work can help us figure out ways to protect our health and avoid the danger of stress.

The current economic situation has been blamed for causing income loss, extended working hours and intense stress in workplaces all over the world. Due to this today people are being challenged to strike a balance between work life and family life. People are overwhelmed by the demanding careers, demanding families, a slow economy and so on. This has left people with little time for what they need and want to do. Motivation refers to the desire, effort and passion to achieve something (Paul, Hoang

Much of the current scholarly literature argues that managing workplace culture is an increasingly vital subject in any organisation. Workplace culture, also known as organizational culture can be defined as the values, beliefs, norms and assumptions that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of any organization (The Business Dictionary, 2015). Research has recognized that a strong workplace culture is not only important for the successfulness and sustainability of a company

First Assignment Personal Examples of Positive Stress Experiences. 1. Having my son being bought into the world. 2. Making a decision to go to College. 3. Making a life decision to give my life to GOD. Insights about Positive Stress. 1. Being a father for the very first time brought joy and excitement to my life that a never had. Being a life into the world was the best feeling I had ever experienced. 2. Making a decision to go to college was a life changing event for me. I was always think that