THE TEACHER AS AN EFFECTIVE STRESS MANAGER

Pa-ang, JinaOficial, Mycah MargretPaydowan, Ma. CrispinaSahoy, AliceSubli, Yunice

STRESS: KINDS, CAUSES AND EFFECTS

STRESS - a normal physical response to

events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way.

-It should be noted that stress does not always seem bad.

TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF STRESS

A. EUSTRESS (POSITIVE)- improves performance, motivates and focuses energy and energizing (Laura Schenck, 2011)

B. DISTRESS (NEGATIVE)-demotivating and displaces energy, causes anxiety, worry, or concern, and decreases overall performance/abilities.

STRESSORS-Varying stimuli from the environment that

brings about the feeling of being stressed.

JOB RELATED STRESSORS Role Conflict Role Ambiguity Lack of Social support Responsibility for others Poor Performance Appraisal Working Conditions Organizational Change

Consequences of Stress

PRINCIPLES OF STRESS MANAGEMENT

12 RATIONAL PRINCIPLES(WAYNE FROGATT)

1. SELF-KNOWLEDGE-knowing your capabilities and your limits, your personal temperament and typical coping style, and your values and goals.

2. SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND CONFIDENCE- Being able to accept yourself as you are, free of any demand that you be different, provides the basis for confidence in your abilities.-confidence will enable you to take risks, try new things, and direct your own life

To accept yourself is to acknowledge three things:a. You existb. There is no reason why you

should be any different from how you are

c. You are neither worthy nor unworthy

3. ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTERESTYou place your own interest first.You keep in mind that your own

interests will be best served if you take into account the interests of others.

4. TOLERANCE FOR FRUSTRATION AND DISCOMFORT- high tolerance will keep you from overreacting to things you dislike. It will help you tackle problems and issues rather than avoid them.

5. LONG-RANGE ENJOYMENT6. RISK-TAKING

-willingness to take sensible risks in order to get more out of life and avoid the distress of boredom, listlessness and dissatisfaction.

Important areas of risk-taking:Learning new things which may

challenge existing beliefsTackling tasks which have no

guarantee of successTrying new relationshipsDoing things that risk the disapproval

of other people

How risk-taking relevant to stress management?

Risk –taking is necessary for self-knowledge. To discover your limits, you need to take some risks and yourself out. You can open up fresh opportunities to increase pleasure and avoid boredom.

7. MODERATION- the principle of moderation will help you avoid extremes in thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Why is moderation important to stress management?

Extreme expectations- too high or too low, will set you up for either constant failure or a life of boredom. Addictive or obsession behavior can take control of you, creating new distress.

8. EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSIBILITY- people who see their emotions and behaviors as under their control are less prone to distress than people who see themselves as controlled by external forces.

9. SELF-DIRECTION AND COMITMENT

- emotional and behavioral responsibility lay the basis for taking control over your life and committing yourself to action and involvement.

Taking responsibility for the direction of your life involves:

Choosing your goals, making sure they are your own.

Actively pursuing your goals, rather than waiting and dreaming.

Choosing to work at managing stress, developing your potential, and changing things you dislike

Identifying causes and looking for solutions

10. FLEXIBILITY Flexible people can bend

with the storm rather than be broken by it. They know how to adapt and adjust to new circumstances that call for new ways of thinking and behaving.

11. OBJECTIVE THINKING

Flexibility and openness, as well as the other principles, require freedom from ways of thinking that are narrowed- minded, sectarian, bigoted and fanatical.

12. ACCEPTANCE OF REALITY

To accept something is to:a. Acknowledge that it existsb. Believe there is no reason it

should not existc. See it as bearable

TIME MANAGEMENT- “Using the time available to the best utility in attaining one’s goals”.

Tasks for Managing Time• Set Goals• Prioritize work• Manage/Utilize time Well• Work Smartly• Achieve with more focus

Work-Life Balance

Work-Life BalanceIs a concept that supports the efforts of

employees to split their time and energy between work and other important aspects of their lives.

Is the ability to experience a sense of control and to stay productive and competitive at work while maintaining a happy, healthy home life with leisure.

Today’s workers have many competing responsibilities such as work, children, housework, volunteering, spouse and elderly parent care and this places stress on individuals, families and the communities in which they reside

Work-life conflict is a serious problem that impacts workers, their employers and communities.

Managing for Work-Life Balance

1. Self-Management Is the recognition that effectively

using the spaces in our own lives is vital, and that available resources, time, and life are finite.

2. Time Management Is enhanced through appropriate

goals and discerning what is both important and urgent, versus important or urgent.

3. Stress Management Most forms of multi-tasking ultimately

increase our stress, versus focusing on one thing at a time.

4. Change Management Continually adopting new methods

and re-adapting others is vital to a successful career and a happy home life.

5. Technology Management Effectively managing technology

means ensuring that technology serves you, rather than abuses you.

6. Leisure Management The most overlooked of the work-life

balance supporting disciplines, leisure management acknowledges the importance of rest and relaxation that one can’t short-change leisure, and that “time off” is a vital component of the human experience.

Practical ways to maintain a balance (Jeff Wourio)

1. Don’t overbook2. Prioritize ruthlessly3. Learn how to say ‘no’4. Organize5. Use technology6. …..but don’t overdo it7. Know that it won’t always be perfect

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