Stress Management for a Healthy Behavior
Explore efforts a health behavior Stress Management. Why behavior important engage ? 2. What motivations behavior ( intrinsic extrinsic motivation)? 3. What positive negative influences

Importance of engaging in stress management

Stress management is an important behavior to engage in as stress can lead to serious health complications and reduce a person's quality of life states de Brouwer et al. (2011)

A person who is stressed has a high blood pressure, increased heart rate, tensed muscles, and a rise in their respiration rate. Continuous stress levels will put a person's body in a perpetual response state. This means that they will always have a high blood pressure, above normal blood sugar levels, and their muscles tensed always.

According to oohafza et al. (2012)

engaging in stress management, a person is able to regulate their bodily functions and ensuring that they maintain good health. Stress has been associated with chronic diseases…...

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References

de Brouwer, S.J.M., Kraaimaat, F.W., Sweep, F.C.G.J., Donders, R.T., Eijsbouts, A., van Koulil, S., . . . Evers, A.W.M. (2011). Psychophysiological Responses to Stress after Stress Management Training in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. [Article]. PLoS ONE, 6(12), 1-10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027432

Pastorino, E.E., Ellen Pastorino, S.D.P., & Doyle-Portillo, S.M. (2005). What Is Psychology? Stamford, CT 06902: Cengage Learning.

Roohafza, H., Sarrafzadegan, N., Sadeghi, M., Talaei, M., Talakar, M., & Mahvash, M. (2012). The effectiveness of stress management intervention in a community-based program: isfahan healthy heart program. [Article]. ARYA Atherosclerosis, 7(4), 1-8.

Shenton, A.K., & Beautyman, W. (2012). The provision of topic choice as a motivational strategy. [Article]. Education Journal (142), 11-14.

Stress Environment has to be 'wiped out' (Net-Working Survival Guide), if not than employee has to be trained to handle stressful situations. But expecting a lot out of employee's limited resources and restrictions is unfair. Deterministic view has to be adopted while improving the organizational structure such that the level of stress is significantly reduced.

Organizational structures can be improved by adopting following strategies,

ealistic Approach: ealistic Approach is required not just in terms of imposing the employee with the work load but also while making expectations out of the employee. The performance of the employee has to be evaluated much on the grounds of the results the employee within the work environment rather than evaluating on the basis of results only. Proper and realistic margin should be kept in case the employee fails to handle the job. The employee firstly has to be assured that his performance will never have significant…...

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References

Siggelkow, S. Evolution toward Fit. Administrative Science

Kunda, G Engineering Culture: control and commitment in a hi-tech corporation.

Burns S. & Stalker. The Management of Innovation.

The Net-Working Survival Guide

Stress Management Produced by Staff Conflict in an Organization: Consultation, Diagnosis and Assessment, Implementation and Intervention
The objective of this study is to examine a consultation plan on stress management produced by staff conflict in an organization. Included will be a diagnosis and assessment followed by implementation and intervention.

The work of Varvogli and Darviri (2011) report that stress management is critically important and specifically work-related stress since it is the world's second most frequent health problem with 1/3 of the population of the EU affected by workplace-related stress.

Consultation and Diagnosis

The work of Pedroletti (2005) reports that diagnostic organizational methods include the following stated methods: (1) questionnaires and other instruments; (2) interviews; (3) sensing; (4) Polling; (5) collages; (6) drawings; and (7) physical representation of the organization. Data is stated to be "canned, anonymous and readily analyze" although it does not well support the creation of personal interaction nor does it create…...

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Bibliography

Pedroletti (2005) Chapter 5. Sage Publications.

Stress Management Training (2013) Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. Retrieved from:  http://www.eiconsortium.org/model_programs/stress_management_training.html 

Vargogli, L. And Darvin, C. (2011) Stress Management Techniques: evidence-based procedures that reduce stress and promote health. Health Science Journal. Vol. 5, Iss. 2. Retrieved from:  http://www.hsj.gr/volume5/issue2/521.pdf

Stress Management in the Caregiver Setting
An increasing body of evidence points to the intensity of the labor involved in caring, and the impact it has on the caregiver in a healthcare setting. hether lay or professional, it seems that the potential for suffering among caregivers is enormous. hen a person reaches a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion, burnout occurs, and it appears to affect both lay and professional caregivers alike. Almberg's study, for example, suggests that exhaustion and burnout from caring happen in many different cultures and that 'relatives who have been giving caregiver for many years may experience similar emotional exhaustion to that suffered by staff' (Almberg et al. 2007). hether lay caregivers would express their state as burnout is questionable, since it tends to be a term mostly used in professional discussion, but there is evidence of high levels of stress and illness among informal or…...

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Works Cited

Almberg B, Grafstrom M, Winblad B. Caring for the demented elderly person - burden and burnout among caregiver-giving relatives. Journal of Advanced Nursing 25:109-116. 2007

Angelou M. Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now. Virago, London. 1994

Boseley S. Alarm over junior doctors' drug abuse. The Guardian, 4 September, p 2. 2010

Borrill CF, Wall TD, West GA, Hardy GE et al. Mental health of the workforce in NHS trusts. Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield. 1998

Health isks from Stress-Heart Disease, Hypertension, Cancer, and Diabetes

Many health risks are associated with stress and health experts believe that extended stressful situations are the cause many health related issues. Michael Olpin and Margie Hesson report that stressors contribute to a variety of illnesses and 70% to 80% of all doctors visits are due to stress-related events (2007). The main health issues associated with stress are heart disease, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes.

There are 180,000 deaths a year that can be attributed to stress on an individual's heart (Cartwright & Cooper, 1997). Over 70 million work days lost a year from heart disease related from stressors (Cartwright & Cooper, 1997). This would indicate that high levels of stress are bad for a person's heart over both the short- and long-term. Heart issues are closely related to smoking and obesity and the triple threat of the three are damaging for the well…...

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References

Bevins, R., & Caggiula, C. (2009). The motivational impact of nicotine in tobacco use. New York, NY: Springer Science and Business.

Cartwright, S., & Cooper, C. (1997). Managing workplace stress. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.

Fink, G. (2000). Encyclopedia of stress. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Heller, R.F., & Heller, R.F. (2010). The stress-eating cure. New York, NY: Rodale Books.

Stress Management
The procedure and techniques of relaxation comprises of a range of practices including guided imagery, self-hypothesis, deep breathing, biofeedback and progressive relaxation. All of these practices have similar goals that are to generate response arising from natural relaxing of a body. This is followed by low blood pressure, state of peacefulness and slower breathing.

The relaxation techniques are also known as relaxation response technique. These practices are used to get rid of stress, anxiety or any kind of tension. These techniques help in reducing pain, inducing sleep and keep person's emotions calm and cool. This sheet is based on facts and gives a brief summary of relaxation practices along with suggesting sources (Barnes, Bloom, Nahin, 2007).

elaxation therapy for Enhancing Health

The relaxation techniques are regarded as very helpful when planning to reduce or prevent symptoms that can cause pain, stress, anxiety and depression. Further, treatment of rising blood pressure, insomnia, labor…...

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References

Barnes PM, Bloom B, Nahin R. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults and children: United States, 2007. CDC National Health Statistics Report #12. 2008.

Beard C, Stason WB, Wang Q, et al. Effects of complementary therapies on clinical outcomes in patients being treated with radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Cancer. 2010;117(1):96 -- 102.

Benson H, Casey A, Dadoly A, et al., eds. Stress Management: Approaches for preventing and reducing stress. Accessed on January 31st 2013 from: NCCAM Clearinghouse. Relaxation Techniques for Health: An Introduction. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Casey A, Chang BH, Huddleston J, et al. A model for integrating a mind/body approach to cardiac rehabilitation: outcomes and correlators. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2009;29(4):230 -- 238.

Stress Management Plan for Educators
It is without a shadow of doubt that stress, strain and anxiety are common is the working environment. People striving for excellence are the ones most affected by this ailment. It is worth noting that the profession most affected by this ailment is teaching. Numerous scholarly research studies have shown that educators are highly prone to be influenced by stress. These studies have shown several factors that have been directly responsible for this ailment to prevail amongst the educators. This paper will attempt to create a productive plan of stress management for educators by studying the various factors that have been responsible for influencing stress on educators.

Review of Related Literature

Stress can be defined as "a complex, dynamic process of interaction between a person and his or her life. It is the way we react physically, mentally, and emotionally to the various conditions, changes, and demands of…...

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Yee, S. (1990). Career in the classroom: When teaching is more than a job. New York: Teachers College Press. Taken from: Lech Wisniewski; Richard M. Gargiulo. Occupational stress and burnout among special educators: a review of the literature. Journal of Special Education. 10/15/1997.

Yvonne Robert A. Roth Gold. Teachers Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout: The Professional Health Solution. Falmer Press, 1993.

Zabel, R.H., Boomer, L.W., & King, T.R. (1984). A model of stress and burnout among teachers of behaviorally disordered students. Behavioral Disorders, 9, 215-221. Taken from: Lech Wisniewski; Richard M. Gargiulo. Occupational stress and burnout among special educators: a review of the literature. Journal of Special Education. 10/15/1997.

Stress Management
The Stress Emotions: Anger and Fear

Anger

I found it interesting that the chapter states that anger is found in all animals (higher animals that are capable of such expressions as I imagine an earthworm does not express anger) and yet offers evidence that anger is not instinctual in nature in humans (the Seville Statement). If anger is a core emotion, then it is probably experienced to some degree in all of us, and certainly cultural norms could alter the expression of anger and aggression. Nonetheless, the chapter spends a great deal of time discussing cultural differences in the gender expression of anger in the West. There are some good points made concerning expectations of boys and girls regarding how emotions are to be expressed, but the bottom line appears that despite all of the popular books and popular opinion that males and females express or experience anger differently, several research…...

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References

Frankl, V. (2006). Man's search for meaning. Boston: Washington Square Press.

Seaward, B.L. (2006). Managing stress: Principles and strategies for health and well-being

(5th ed.). Mississauga, Ontario: Jones and Bartlett.

Either way, many officers end up with cynical opinions about various things and this does not help them to do better toward helping others that might need their services (Chandler & Jones, 1979).
It has also been hypothesized, however, that the detachment and cynicism that many officers face does not come necessarily from burnout, but rather simply comes with the job. This theory indicates that, while cynicism is certainly one component of burnout, it is something that is unique to burnout in the law enforcement officer, instead of something that can be expected in various other professions (Adlam, 1982).

Depending on who is conducting the study, there have been several suggested reasons for this cynicism that develops in police. According to some, it is because officers cannot always handle things the way that they would like to because authority holds them back (Chandler & Jones, 1979). In other words, they cannot…...

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References

Adlam, D.R. (1982) the police personality: Psychological consequences of being a police officer. Journal of Police Science and Administration.

Chandler, E.V. And Jones, C.S. (1979) Cynicism -- an inevitability of police work? Journal of Police Science and Administration.

Jackson, S.E. And Maslach, C. (1982) After-effects of job related stress: Families as victims. Journal of Occupational Behaviour.

Jenkins S.R. And Maslach C. (1994). Psychological health and involvement in interpersonally demanding occupations: a longitudinal perspective. Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Each may be an occasion for happiness or great sadness. As Dr. osch explained, there are good stressors and bad stressors.
On the job, a boss that micro-manages creates a bad kind of stress, versus a boss that pushes his or her employees to constantly do their best in a positive way. The pride in accomplishment may be the difference in the two kinds of stress. A good stress results in a win-win situation, where, even though you may not have won the game, you have accomplished a lot in the preparation for playing it. ecent scientific studies have established that having deep personal convictions and values can do wonders for most aspects of one's physical and emotional well-being. (Cooper 5) bad stress results in a loss situation, which adds to anxiety. A bad boss who pushes, threatens and belittles his or her employees will give insufficient rewards to employees…...

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References

Cooper, K.H. (1997). Faith-based Fitness. Nashville, TN: Nelson Books.

Robbins, S. And Judge, T., (2004) Organizational Behavior. New York: Prentice Hall.

Rosch, P.J. (2006). Stress reduction, stress relievers. The American Institute of Stress. Retrieved on December 6, 2006 at http://www.stress.org/topic-reduction.htm.

The Bible, King James Version.

Stress Management
This report is written in conjunction to the summary presentation on my research regarding stress management in the airline industry, specifically for the position of flight attendants. Flight Attendants, most often referred to as stewardesses and stewards, have the difficult aim of making flights safe, comfortable, and enjoyable for airline passengers. In a time of high priced flights, terrorism and unstable job prospects, these objectives in and of themselves are stressful. The main purpose of this project therefore was to define and find solutions for some root causes of stress for flight attendants in the workplace. In other words, this report should be able to help reduce some suffering in regard to stress caused by the pressures of the work life mix and hopefully provide viable solutions so that this mix is not a root cause of 'bad days.'

The report focuses on the definition of stress and provides general…...

Topic: Stress Management Techniques: The Need to Rein in Stress at the Workplace Research Questions
1. What impact does employee stress at the workplace have on organizational performance?
2. What strategies and techniques should employees adopt so as to combat high workplace stress levels?
3. How would organizations benefit when employees are able to better handle stress in a more effective manner?
Thesis Statement
Employees need to be taught how to cope with stress so that they can perform better at the workplace. This would in turn further enhance organizational performance.
Type of Claim
In the words of Nazario, Borchers, and Lewis (2012), “there are four claims you can make in your thesis: claims of fact, claims of cause and effect, claims of value, and claims of policy” (p. 355). The claim in this case is a claim of cause and effect. This is more so the case given that it aims to highlight what exactly needs to…...

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References

Atkinson, P. & Delamont, S. (Eds.). (2010). SAGE Qualitative Research Methods. Washington, DC: SAGE.

Hart, R. (2004). The Economics of Overtime Working. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Nazario, L., Borchers, D. & Lewis, W. (2012). Bridges to Better Writing (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Cengege Learning.

Self-Modification Project
My overall goal for this Self-modification project is to develop appropriate stress management practices that will help me cope with stress effectively. I have selected this goal because my current learning experience is characterized by increased stress and anxiety that is hindering the ability to realize my full academic potential. Moreover, if I don't address identify the best way of coping with this problem, I may eventually suffer from depression.

Baseline Data for Current Behaviors

Antecedents: What situations, people, or circumstances led up to this behavior?

Behavior (START HERE!): What did you do that is helping or hindering you getting to your goal?

C:Consequences: What happened after you did this behavior? What reinforced or did not reinforce the behavior?

12th Oct 2014

Worry about time.

Created a things-to-do list with specific targets and timelines.

The list enabled me to manage my time well. I reinforced the behavior through adopting it as a daily practice.

13th Oct 2014

Worry…...

Stress Management and Prevention Program
Part 1 What is Stress?

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Part 2 The human Body is a Battleground

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Part 3 Famine or Feast?

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Part 4 The Whole World is Under Stress

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Part 5 What to Do when in Stress

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Part 6 The Benefits and Wisdom of Meditation

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Part 7 Sight, Sound and Body

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Part 8 The Wellness Program

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What is Stress?

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The Complete Description of Stress

If one perceives a sense of threat to one's physical, mental and spiritual health, whether real or imaginary, then he is under stress. In essence, stress means an inability to handle the perception of such threats. (Kitchen, 2013).

The Wellness Model

The concept of a holistic health can be perceived from the wellness model. As a collective, it represents a balance of all aspects of human well-being; a good synchronization of the physical, rational, emotive, and spiritual facets. (Seaward,…...

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References

Sapolsky, R. M. (2004). Why zebras don't get ulcers: The acclaimed guide to stress, stress-related diseases, and coping-now revised and updated. Macmillan.

Seaward, B. L. (1999). Managing stress: Principles and strategies for health and well-being. Jones & Bartlett Pub.

Seaward, B. L. (2011). The art of peace and relaxation workbook. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Kitchen, J. (2013). Stress Management and Prevention Program Resource Guide. Retrieved 10 May 2016 from  https://kitchendove.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/stress-management-and-prevention-program-resource-guidex.doc

Stress Management
What does the literature suggest is the appropriate application of debriefing?

In principle, debriefing within critical incident stress management (CISM) is an appropriate method of monitoring first responders and others who are exposed to stressful environments within their vocational responsibilities to identify possible negative effects on those individuals before they manifest themselves in harmful ways (Heglund, 2009). It is useful in connection with mitigating the potential negative consequences to the individual and to the ability of the individual to maintain optimal vocational performance as a function of the stresses associated with exposure to stressful environments and circumstances on the job. Ideally, debriefing should be conducted shortly after the exposure to the stressor but not necessarily immediately afterwards before the individual has had a chance to go through the immediate post-event processing on a personal level (Haddow, Bullock, & Coppola, 2008).

Where should caution be used?

Caution should be used in connection…...

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References

Haddow, G.D., Bullock, J.A., and Coppola, D.P. (2008). Introduction to Emergency

Management. Burlington, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Heglund, J. "Helping First Responders Withstand Traumatic Experiences." FBI Law

Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 78, No. 9 (2009): 1 -- 4.

While stress is a commonly used term, it is a poorly defined term that can refer to a wide scope of things, depending on the context.  Generally speaking, stress refers to the person’s response to some sort of aversive stimuli or stressor, though stress can also be used to refer to the stimuli that causes the stress.  The perception of stress appears to be related to whether a person finds a particular stimulus to be overwhelming. Therefore, a stress concept analysis can have different meanings and is personalized for each person experiencing a particular stressor.  Generally, we....

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