Stress Management
New Title: Managing long-term stress in the workplace.
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.
• 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 their colleagues [3]. The increasing drive to support individuals who suffer from stress-related issues is a clear sign of how important it is for project managers to address stress issues within their teams. Long-term stress is not something that can be fixed overnight, it requires the development of strategies and techniques with the final objective of altering an individual's behavior to better manage the causes and effects of stress. The purpose of this article is to provide a detailed explanation of the different internal and external causes of stress in a workplace. It will also describe the current methods and techniques used to manage stress as an individual within a project team.
References
- ↑ [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.
- ↑ [Copying with stress at work.] https://www.apa.org/topics/healthy-workplaces/work-stress
- ↑ [Stress Management and Innovation Interventions at Work] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/001872679604900205
