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Dr Jeff Bailey - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Dr Jeff Bailey is an experienced psychologist and psychotherapist who has a deep interest in, and writes about, many areas of emotional health: ADHD, stress, anxiety, family health and education, and depression. He is committed to writing and offering ebooks that are based on solid research evidence, backed by extensive clinical experience, and full of practical suggestions to make your life emotionally healthy, rich, productive, and happy.
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- Tip #7 - Plan Your Day to Reduce Workplace Stress and Avoid Workplace Stress Traps
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] One piece of research says that what causes the most stress for us in the workplace is unexpected visitors (who often outstay their welcome and steal our time) and unplanned for work tasks. There are some suggestions in the literature that, if you work in a large organization, you should go to the other person's office.
- Tip #6 - Have Regular Breaks to Reduce Workplace Stress and Avoid Workplace Stress Traps
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that expenditure on heath care for workers who have high levels of stress is 50% higher than for low or no-stress workers. Job stress or workplace stress can produce anywhere from 50 to 90% of the health problems doctors typically see. We know the stress of constant factor in the modern workplace to the question we have to ask is "How do we reduce this physical stress and ensure our health?"
- Tip #5 - Stay Fit & Don't Steal Time & You WILL Reduce Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] When you are working, you are being paid not only for your talent but for your time. Why else would we have starting and finishing times at work? Some people steal time as often as they can from their employers and justify it in many defensive and often unsubstantiated ways: 'I arrived early the other day; I spend lots of extra time at work; I check the work emails at home; I went to that social get together for work the other night; I am actually worth more than they pay me so this is my way to pay back' and so on.
- Tip 4 - Reduce Workplace Stress and Avoid a Workplace Stress Trap by Staying Fit and Sleeping Well
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] If you were an employer would you pay for someone whose low level of fitness and constant tiredness made them very unproductive? Your boss should not have to pay for your hangovers or your tiredness or your unfitness. It is your responsibility to be fresh, alert, and ready to contribute when you arrive at work - and you should stay that way all day.
- Tip 3 - Be Punctual to Reduce Workplace Stress and Avoid a Workplace Stress Traps
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] That extra 15 minutes in bed can ruin your day and make your workplace stress mount. Get up 15 minutes earlier. Arrive at work 15 minutes early. Get a good head start on your day. Why put yourself behind and feel extra stress just because you cannot manage your time?
- Tip 2 - Reduce Workplace Stress and Avoid This Workplace Stress Trap - Don't Be the Office Gossip
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] If you want to become unpopular and leave yourself open to constant criticism, gossip about your colleagues. The average time for a piece of gossip to circulate within a small office is probably 36 hours. And guess what - the gossip always finds its way to the person about whom you were critical...
- Tip #1 - Mind Your Own Business to Reduce Workplace Stress and Avoid Workplace Stress Traps
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] #1 Mind Your Own Business: Want some practical advice on how to manage work stress and avoid workplace stress traps? This is my best advice. Keep your nose out of other people's business. Stay focused on your own work. Focus on productivity and excellence for your work responsibilities. Let other people look after their own responsibilities.
- 7 Tips to Reduce Workplace Stress and Avoid Workplace Stress Traps
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] If you look at the health forums on the Internet guess what ailment rates highest in terms of questions, answers and readership? Anxiety and stress. On eHealth Forum there are 150,000 submissions about how to reduce stress and overcome anxiety. I am going to summarize 7 key tips to reduce workplace stress and to avoid workplace stress traps. I will give a brief overview in this article and then follow up with an article on each tip.
- Workplace Stress Trap - The Addiction of Success and Perfection in the Workplace
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] I don't know anyone who does not want to appear competent and effective in the workplace. It is normal, even admirable, that people have high levels of expectation for themselves and their performance. Setting goals, being committed to a personal program of continual improvement, and stretching one's self intellectually and professionally is healthy and empowering. But what if your goal of competence and achievement is more like an addiction to success and perfection? How do you cope with this workplace stress trap so that you overcome the addiction?
- Workplace Stress Trap - I Hate Work Meetings Because I Look So Dumb
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] How much time do you spend in meetings at work? Far too much time is the usual response. But what if you are hopeless in meetings but good at your desk and other work? What if you feel you look dumb all the time at meetings? Is this a workplace stress trap that has caught you up? If so, let's think about how often this happens and how you can deal with it.
- Workplace Stress Trap - No Work Life Balance and We Are All Stressed Out
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] "Make Life Work' is a popular sticker that you see in some organizations. It either means 'make sure that your life is successful' or it might mean 'make work your entire life.' A very popular topic of conversation in organizational psychology literature is what is called work-life balance. The implicit assumption is that to have a healthy work life and healthy relationships, and to be stress free, you need to keep a careful balance between the amount of time you spend at work and the amount of time you spend in non-work activities.
- Workplace Stress Trap - All Talk, No Action, and No Follow Through
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Have you ever worked with someone who talks the good talk, sounds extremely plausible and convincing, finds it easy to get senior-level jobs, seems to have great ideas and strategies, but, when tested, fails to produce the goods. Are you one of these people - all talk and no action?
- Stress Management For Sarah, John, Barack and Joe - Experience in Their Election Debates
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Having watched the presidential and vice presidential debates, and having an interest in stress, I started to wonder about the effects of this debate on the four people on the two tickets. Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden are the four contenders experiencing the stress. But what about the stress during the televised debates?
- Workplace Stress Trap - The Wendy Syndrome - I Mother Everyone at Work
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Do you remember the story Peter Pan? If you do, you will remember Wendy, that charming and lovable character. Wendy took it upon herself to be the Mother to everyone. She cared for them, looked after the, worried for them, and listened to them. She did everything we think of us a good mother. But is this a good role in an organization?
- Workplace Stress Trap - Are Your Career Goals Appropriate?
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] So you are in the mid-stream of your career. You have a set of career goals and you are working towards achieving these goals. But are the goals right for you? Are they too high or too low? And what does this mean for your life? Do you remember when you were young you had these incredible goals to be someone really important in your workplace?
- Workplace Stress Trap - Is Your Work the Only Feature of Your Life That Defines You?
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] How often when you have met someone for the first time the conversation turns to what you do for a living. 'Oh so you really enjoy kite surfing but what do you DO?' This means - I want to know your level of education, your level of importance, your preferred work values and interests and your possible income. In short, I want to know WHO YOU ARE. Interesting isn't it?
- Workplace Stress Traps - Confessions of a Workaholic
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Have you seen that movie Confessions of a Shopaholic? A young woman finally explains to the man she has grown to love that she is a shopaholic and that when she is shopping she feels happiest and most fulfilled. Are you a workaholic who has not yet confessed?
- Workplace Stress Trap - I Can't Say No!
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] You know the song: "I'm just a girl who can't say no." Well, this is one of the workplace stress traps that catch people up and cause them to feel significant stress. The 'I Can't Say No' worker inevitably agrees to do everything they are asked, takes on more and more workload, gets frustrated that others are not doing as much, and suffers serious stress levels.
- Workplace Stress Trap - I Am Super-Worker - I Can Do Everything, Just Ask Me
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] 'I can do everything - just ask me!' This is a major workplace stress trap for the overenthusiastic employee, the Super-worker, who wants to be honored and valued all the time. At one level, it is great to think that a person has the confidence and the motivation to do everything at work. But there are clear problems with this workplace stress trap. At another level it is very dangerous in a number of ways.
- Reducing Personal Stress Through Positive Romantic Relationships
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] So your relationship is not working the way you want it to? You feel something is missing? You feel generalized anxiety, and stress, and are not sure why you are not as happy as you feel you should be? The answer for human beings is to build positive, affirming, warm relationships.
- How Holidays, If Managed Properly, Can Reduce Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] “I can’t wait to get away on holidays – all my worries will disappear”. Sound familiar? And for most people, holidays are a time to relax, renew goals, enhance relationships, regain perspective, and wind down. But a few minutes of searching the evidence gives another story. An Austrian study of the moderating effects of vacations on domestic stress and workplace stress yields a different picture. There are several indicators of well-being: general mood, the quality of one’s sleep, engagement in and enjoyment of social activities, physical and mental energy, physical well-being and freedom from physical complaints, and overall satisfaction with life.
- Office Affairs, Sexual Relationships at Work and Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] I have written several articles on workplace stress and romantic relationships at the office. My favorite one was examining The Office - the television series - in terms of the corroding effect of sexual and romantic relationships at work. So here is more.
- Swine Fever, Anxiety, and Elevated Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Worried about swine fever? Been reading terrifying accounts of this disease and subsequent deaths? Noticed that your own body temperature is rising? Perhaps that tickle in your throat is an early warning sign for swine fever infection? Stress levels rising, anxiety rampant? Clearly, it is time for a practical approach to managing stress and anxiety.
- If You Are Emotionally Intelligent You Should Be Optimistic, Happy, and Free of Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] If you are a happy and optimistic person, you do not need to read this article. You are probably stress-free, comfortable with your life, have everything under control. This article, then, will do little to make your life more perfect - but - if you have some doubts, read on.
- If You Are Emotionally Intelligent and a Good Problem Solver, Do You Have Reduced Workplace Stress?
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] In my series on emotional intelligence, I have dealt with most of the meta-factors that comprise emotional intelligence and have tried to relate the presence or absence of high emotional intelligence to workplace stress. Today I describe the adaptability factor which includes the three constructs: reality testing, flexibility, and problem solving. An understanding of how these behaviors impact workplace performance should help us learn to identify and manage workplace stress.
- Reduce Workplace Stress and Show Your Emotional Intelligence by Believing in Yourself
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] I am doing a series of articles on how you can use emotional intelligence to reduce your stress at work. In a recent article I talked about social responsibility and now I want to talk about increasing your understanding of yourself and your belief in your capacities as an individual.
- Difficult Colleagues Can Cause Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] How much of a individual's personal and workplace attitude can cause workplace stress? In this article i explore the concept of 'attitude' and emotional intelligence as factors that underscore elevated stress levels.
- Emotional Intelligence Decreases Workplace Stress - Useful Tips
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Emotional intelligence is an attractive concept that people want to know and understand. More importantly, in terms of stress management and workplace stress, understanding and being able to build emotional intelligence should make people's work lives more satisfying and less stressful. Here are some useful tips.
- Negative Self-Talk Elevates Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] When I am lecturing on the role of stress in people’s lives, I use an excellent animated PowerPoint slide that describes the cycle of negative self-talk. It would be helpful if you could see the slide but in its place I will try to describe it verbally. It goes like this.
- Tips to Reduce and Manage Stress During a Volcanic Crisis
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Everyone has different ways of dealing with the incidents or interactions that cause them stress. My current stress is volcanic ash settling itself on my house. This is a quite serious natural event that requires met to construct effective ways of reducing and managing the consequent stress.
- Volcanic Eruptions Build Personal Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Stress comes in all shapes and sizes. Today, for me, it is shaped like a volcano. As Mt Redoubt erupts - my stress levels explode. How do I deal with this unexpected stress?
- Personal and Work Stress Mounts As More People Lose Their Job
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] The employment situation is worsening reports the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment is dropping, downsizing is widespread, nearly 3 million people have lost their jobs in the last five months. Stress in the workplace is increasing along with additional stresses for those who have lost their jobs. Despite the gloom you can overcome work stress and personal stress.
- Workplace Stress in Las Vegas
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Las Vegas, gambling city of the world, playground for the rich and famous, a modern-day engineering marvel in the Nevada desert and yet this amazingly wealthy city is suffering in the current financial crisis. The local newspaper reports event cancellations, revenue shortfalls, and widespread job sackings. It seems that even this famous city is not resistant to economic pressures and thousands of locals are experiencing workplace stress as a phenomenal level.
- Use Evidence to Reduce Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] People who are stressed, anxious, or in a panic state often exaggerate the sources of their stress, anxiety, and panic. They inflate the importance of the stress; they become morbidly anxious; they lose perspective; their emotions overtake them. What are the solutions? There is plenty of evidence that the use of anxiolytics (medications to reduce anxiety) help in the short time; there is equally compelling evidence that in the long term cognitive behavioral strategies are effective in reducing the stress. In this article I talk about one of the 26 strategies that are useful in reducing stress.
- Working Wives, Stay at Home Dads, and Marital Stress
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] In his widely read book of the French Revolution, Charles Dickens wrote in A Tale of Two Cities (London and Paris) "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom. It was the age of foolishness." Given the worldwide financial meltdown, we could echo these words with conviction. Whether good or bad, these times are a-changin' dear readers. Traditionally, the majority of people in the workforce have been male. During the two world wars of the last century, women entered the work force in huge numbers. We are seeing the same thing again but now we have a growing phenomenon - stay at home dads (SAHD).
- When Your Relationships Are Too Friendly and Cause Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Do you know of people who turn their workplace into a social club and create enormous workplace stress and uncertainty? Is it possible that you are far too friendly with colleagues at work, interfering with the organization's business and reducing productivity?
- Insomnia, Sleep Debt and Work Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] In my last article I talked about Sleep Banks and Sleep Debt. I explained that our body requires the nourishment of sleep to refresh and rejuvenate us. We need a certain number of hours of sleep per work to avoid work errors, driving problems, relationship difficulties, and stress.
- Job Worries, Sleeplessness, and Work Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] How many of you are frightened that if you have to get up during the night to go to the bathroom that you won't be able to sleep when you get back into bed? Far too many, I would guess. It can be very stressful to bring workplace problems home and to have them lurking in a dark corner of the bedroom just waiting for you to wake up so you can do more grieving, worrying and stressing. So, what do we know about stress and sleep?
- More Perspectives on Self-awareness and Emotional Intelligence and Employee Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Of all the articles I've written, the one that has been read most of all is on self-awareness and emotional intelligence. In the last 20 years, there has been a great deal written about the 'self'. One important theme of this writing and research has been self-awareness and its role in increasing productivity and reducing workplace stress.
- Valentine's Day, Romantic Relationships, and Personal and Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Valentine's Day has come and gone and we are in the middle of a recession. What do these two potentially conflicting scenarios do to stress at work and at home? In this article I explore the romantic issues around the two events.
- Building Positive Relationships at Work to Reduce Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Work occupies a very important part of our life so it is important that we have positive relationships at work, after all, why be miserable five days a week eight hours a day? I've been talking about romantic relationships in my past articles and today I will simply talk about building positive relationships at work.
- Relationship Contracts, Workplace Relationships and Managing Relationship Stress at Work
[Relationships] Several of my articles have been examining some of the pluses and minuses of workplace relationships. There are positive ways of handling these relationships such as a contract, basically an agreement that each of you is entering the relationship consensually and can leave it without prejudice. I know it sounds formal and somewhat cold but if it helps the relationship and helps you manage the stress in the workplace, why not?
- Office Relationships, Generation X Workers, and Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Are there any generational differences which might imply different work ethics and behavior in what we call Generation X individuals? If so, what are the differences? In this article I want to bring together office relationships, the 30 something generation, and workplace stress and explore different work values and ethics.
- Office Dating, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] In my last article I referred to some of the romantic mix-ups that occur in that popular sitcom The Office. In these articles on workplace stress, I am covering a range of issues that can cause you to feel stress in the workplace. These are many workplace stressors. Some are bossy bosses, some are odd employees, some are relations and today I want to outline a few thoughts about the dangers of office dating.
- Romantic and Sexual Relationships Can Cause Workplace Stress - A Word From the Office
[Business] How many of you watch The Office? If you are a fan, you will note the constant references to 'dating in the workplace' and romantic office relationships. Is there a problem with office dating? Romantic relationships? Well the answer is in how you handle these relationships.
- Stress in the Workplace - Job Loss, Sackings, Redundancy and Downsizing
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] A recent report in the Washington Business Journal suggests that workers are not worried about the current financial crisis and are not planning for a possible job loss; in fact, nearly two thirds of people think that they will get a raise in 2009. Even though people are concerned and think that the incoming president will assist with the job market, they are not taking steps to reduce possible workplace stress from actual or threatened downsizing and job loss.
- Measuring Workplace and Personal Stress Based on the Last Twelve Months of Stressful Events
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Most people have no idea how to measure their levels of stress. In this article I describe a scale that has been used for many years to predict your likelihood of having a significant health breakdown in the next two years. Called the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory, the scale lists some of the major stresses that occur in people's lives and gives a stress value to each of them. You can total up your cumulative stress score to see how likely it is that you'll have upcoming problems.
- Being Self-Aware and Emotionally Intelligent to Reduce Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] I have written a lot of articles on stress but the interesting thing is that the most read article is on emotional intelligence and stress in the workplace. Not sure why - but people must like the concept. So I'll add some more insights below.
- Coping With Work Stress With a Difficult Colleague
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Some work colleagues are rude, difficult, and a misery to be with. Many of these people are guilty if blaming everyone else for workplace problems and stress when they are often the cause of the stress. What do you do with them?
- What If Your Boss is Crazy and Your Work Stress Mounts Without Any Stress Relief?
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] How much pain do you experience from trying to deal with a crazy boss? OK - maybe you're lucky. Your boss isn't too bad but he or she has moments when you wonder whether they have left the planet for a short period of time. For others, it's like there is a crazy person in your workplace. So how do you cope with the stress? How do you get stress relief? How do you handle workplace stress caused by a difficult boss?
- So Your Boss is Causing You to Feel Severe Stress at Work
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Have you ever thought that if you did not have your present boss your work life would be much happier and stress free? Of course you have - we all think this at some time in our work life. And Bosses can create workplace stress. But what do you do to get stress relief if your boss is the major cause of stress in your workplace?
- Get Rid of Negative Self-Talk and Relieve Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Do you want to overcome stress at work? Of course you do. Here's what you can do. Get your boss promoted. Sack the people who annoy you. Complain to the CEO. Change your job. Do these strategies sound effective? Hardly!
- Common Causes of Workplace Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] OK - you are stressed at work. Burnt out. Tired. Sick of work. Full of workplace stress. How do you deal with stress? Where can you get stress relief? Here is a simple answer - change the way you think!
- College Choices and Outcomes As a Source of Parental Stress
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Technology information doubles every 72 hours. The top 10 jobs of 2010 do not yet exist. Every day thousands more jobs are lost in the current financial crisis. There is an enormous amount of stress that parents experience in trying to choose the right post secondary training and in working with their children on career selection.
- Parental Stress, Schooling, College and Kids' Futures
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] How many parents lose sleep at night worrying about whether their children will have a sound career direction and are able to pursue their career successfully in some form of post secondary school training? Too many parents I think. Career failures for our offspring are a major source of parental stress. And it doesn't matter how old our children are.
- At Last Sarah Gets the Chance to Respond - Stress Relief on the Way
[News-and-Society:Politics] Now that the campaign is over, Sarah Palin has a chance to respond to the never-ending criticisms of the last two months. In trying to re-establish her role as Governor, she now has a chance to manage the stress of press criticism and resume the business of Governor.
- More Challenges and Stress For Sarah Palin
[News-and-Society:Politics] Can you imagine waking up each morning and reading your local paper at breakfast and finding that you are the lead story on the front page of your local newspaper again? This time people are telling you the seven challenges that you have to deal with between now and 2012 when 64% of Republicans would like you to be President of the USA. This is the stress that Sarah Palin confronts on a daily basis.
- The Challenges Increase and the Stress Builds For Sarah Palin
[News-and-Society:Politics] In my last article I raised these questions. Can you imagine waking up each morning and reading your local paper at breakfast and finding that you are the lead story on the front page of your local newspaper again? This time people are telling you the seven challenges that you have to deal with between now and 2012 when 64% of Republicans would like you to be President of the USA. This is the stress that Sarah Palin confronts on a daily basis.
- Sarah Palin and Post-Campaign Stress
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Sarah Palin did not win the vice-Presidency and so she has returned to Alaska. Everyone wonders what she will do next in her political career; I wonder how she is coping with the stress and the post-euphoric campaign excitement plus the stress of criticism to come.
- Workplace Conflict, Mediation, and Stress Relief and Management
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] People reading stress articles are looking for tips for stress relief. None of us want to be stressed - at least I don't know anyone who enjoys stress. We want to work in a comfortable, supportive environment that has a health psychosocial climate.
- Stress Relief in the Workplace
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] You have just been attacked verbally in the workplace. You feel the attack was probably unfair. You are starting to feel the stress and strain. You wonder whether your emotions should guide your actions. You wonder how to get through the stress and tension. Manage the stress. That's how!
- We Have a New President - How is Your Stress Reduced?
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Tired of the political advertising? Has the presidential campaigning stressed you? Have the results of the presidential race made you feel disillusioned or are you ecstatic? The reality is the last 21 months and especially the last two months have provided a lot of anxiety and tension for people. So how do we get stress relief from political campaigns?
- The Role of Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence in Stress Management and Stress Relief
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Have you ever noticed how emotional state of other people affects you? When your partner is moody and glum, you tend to be less enthusiastic. When we are feeling hyper and excitable, other people react in the same way. The interesting thing is that our feelings are constantly being transmitted to and influencing people around us. Being aware of our feelings and effect on others is a very powerful tool for building healthy relationships. Self-awareness and a high level of what is called emotional intelligence can help us understand stress, manage stress, relieve stress and build productive and healthy relationships.
- Knowing Your Stress Triggers and Learning Stress Relief Skills
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] In your relationship, have you ever noticed that sometimes a very simple action or comment can produce an unhealthy and unrealistic reaction from your partner? These actions or comments are called triggers. In terms of stress, it is important that we understand the triggers that generate tension for us. For some people it is uncertainty and lack of secure boundaries; for others, it is a failure to be recognised and appreciated; for others it might be a response to something that they fear like a spider or a snake. The point of understanding triggers is to know what inflates our stress levels, how we can manage stress, and how we can introduce effective stress relief strategies in our lives.
- Stress Relief Tips That Will Help Reduce Your Anxiety
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Have your friends told you that you are a Type A personality? If they have, they see you as competitive, driven, ambitious, and work obsessed. You seem unable to relax and they assume that you are stressed out and driven. They are probably worried too as there is an elevated risk of heart disease, strokes and other cardiac problems in Type A people. So, are you stressed?
- Stress Relief Therapy Through Stress Knowledge and Stress Testing
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Do you have any objective idea of your level of stress? Is it possible to test stress accurately? Do you know if you are getting stress relief? These are important questions in learning how to manage stress and relieve stress. In this article I give a brief overview of self-report stress testing along with comments on the role of cortisol testing in urine and blood samples. My major aim in this article is to provide another insight into stress relief and stress management by increasing my readers' knowledge of stress and how to manage stress.
- How to Manage Stress and Get Stress Relief in the Workplace
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] I want to give you some idea of how people respond to workplace stress. Then I will introduce you to the idea of negative self-talk - one of the great enemies of stress reduction techniques. My first example is Jill who is failing to cope at work through elevated workplace stress.
- A Serious Stress Condition - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Or PTSD
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Many brave men and women are fighting in Iraq right now to defend their country and ensure freedom and democracy for the Iraqi people. Some of these individuals will be killed, some will suffer serious physical disabilities, some will be able to return to civilian life relatively unscathed, but unfortunately, many of these brave people will suffer ongoing post traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is a severe form of stress.
- If Sarah Palin Becomes VP, How Well Will She Handle Stress?
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Sarah Palin has become a national and international celebrity in her pursuit of the Vice Presidency of the US. But what do we know of her temperament and her ability to manage and reduce stress? If she gets the VP's position, or even more, if by some unfortunate event she becomes President, will she be able to handle the stress of the job? This article explores stress in political life and some of the stress management strategies that Sarah might use successfully to handle the tension of being in the public eye.
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