Stress Management

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Stress Management - "Stress management is a wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person's level of stress, especially chronic stress, usually for the purpose of and for the motive of improving everyday functioning."

• Big idea: describe the tool, concept, or theory and explain its purpose. The section should reflect the current state of the art on the topic

• Application: provide guidance on how to use the tool, concept, or theory and when it is applicable

• Limitations: critically reflect on the tool/concept/theory. When possible, substantiate your claims with literature

• Annotated bibliography: Provide key references (3-10), where the reader can find additional information on the subject.

Areas:

• How to manage individual (your own) stress.

• Managing team members' stress.

• Internal causes of stress.

• External causes of stress.

Abstract

According to The American Institute of Stress, work is the greatest source of stress within individuals, with 94% of American workers reporting having experienced work-related stress on a regular basis ^{[1] [2]}. Stress can produce several physical and psychological symptoms for members of a team within a project's lifetime. These symptoms can severely affect their ability to work effectively as well as affect colleagues ^[3].

The purpose of this article is to describe the tools and concepts used to manage stress within a project team.

References

1. ↑ [42 Worrying Workplace Stress Statistics] https://www.stress.org/42-worrying-workplace-stress-statistics#:~:text=In%202019%2C%2094%25%20of%20American,experiencing%20stress%20at%20their%20workplace.&text=According%20to%20Wrike's%20United%20States,of%20stress%20were%20unreasonably%20high.
2. ↑ [Copying with stress at work.] https://www.apa.org/topics/healthy-workplaces/work-stress
3. ↑ [Stress Management and Innovation Interventions at Work] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/001872679604900205