Job Stress Management

Term Paper # 120065

Psychology

A discussion on how to effectively manage job stress.

1,333 words () | 3 sources | APA | 2010 | United States

Published on: Jun 03, 2010

Paper Summary:

The paper looks at the factors that lead to stress and how individuals can manage stress within their daily lives. The paper asserts that the first key step within job stress management is to know when one is suffering from chronic stress. Then, the paper discusses the benefits of talking to a friendly listener who remains calm and listens in a way that makes one feel understood, and also highlights the role of one's atittude in handling unexpected situations. Ultimately, the paper shows how job stress management is about organization and simplifying one's life down to the most basic elements.

From the Paper:

"Stress is something that normally occurs very often when you perceive a situation as threatening or when you are dealing with an unusually large number of everyday responsibilities. With the intense demands of home and work life, many people are experiencing more and more daily amounts of stress. Since stress itself can be effected by a myriad of factors and oftentimes is amplified from the stress level experienced in another situation the overall effect is that one can never know the exact nature of one's stress level. The aim of stress management is to help balance the various aspects of one's life so that they are not completely overwhelmed by stress, that your work, your relationships and your leisure are all balanced with the physical, intellectual and emotional aspects of your life. People who effectively manage stress consider life a challenge rather than a series of irritations, and they feel that they have control over their lives, even in the face of certain setbacks."

Sample of Sources Used:

Rout, U. (2002). Stress Management for Primary Health Care Professionals.Boston: Springer.
Cotton, D. H. G. (1990). Stress Management: An Integrated Approach to Therapy.United Kingdom: Psychology Press (UK).
Theories of Organizational Stress. (2000). Oxford: Oxford University Press.