OutlinesDefine stress

Types of stress

Stress warning signs

Stress is not

Conclusion

What is stress?“An adaptive response, mediated

by individual differences and / or

psychological processes, that is a

consequence of any external

(environmental) action, situation,

or event that places excessive

psychological and/or physical

demands on a person”

Ivancevich and Matteson (cited in luthans,

2002,p.396)

What is job stress?

“A condition arise from the

interaction of people and their job

and characterized by changes

within people that force them to

deviate from their normal routine “beehr and newman’s (in Luthans,2002,p.396)

Type of Stress

Stress

Positive

Negative

Stress warning signs

Emotional Symptoms Moodiness Irritability or short temper inability to relax Feeling

Cognitive Symptoms

Memory problemsSeeing only the negative Constant worrying

Physical Symptoms

Aches and pains Chest pain, rapid heartbeat

Behavioural SymptomsEating more or less Sleeping too much or too little Drug addiction

Stress is not

Stress is not simply anxiety

Luthans(2002)

Stress is not simply nervous tension

Luthans(2002)

Stress is not simply necessarily

something damaging bad or to be avoided

Luthans(2002)

Conclusion

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