Stress

Revision as of 21:48, 13 February 2022

Developed by Telma Sigrún Torfadóttir, February 2022

Abstract

Stress is a feeling of being overwhelmed by events that you cannot seem to control. Stressors are events that cause stress, which can be extreme, uncontrollable and can often produce opposing tendencies. There are four varieties of stress, acute stress, episodic acute stress, traumatic stress and chronic stress. ^[1] A project manager must have knowledge about health and wellbeing at workplace such as stress in order to prevent it from becoming a major outbreak to the employees. It should not be assumed that stress is always a bad thing. It keeps people motivated and can provide a great sense of achievement once the stressful situation has passed. However, too much stress can have negative impacts. Some people appear to be better at overcoming stressful events, or to view such events as challenges rather than as sources of stress. Many techniques can help to manage stress. There is not just one technique for all and no technique will be able to eliminate stress totally. Each individual uses different coping mechanism to deal with stressful situation.

What is stress?

Project management and stress

How can stress be used to your advantage?

Negative impacts of stress

Ways to cope with stress

Stress management techniques

Annotated bibliography

References

1. ↑ Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2017). Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (6th edition). McGraw-Hill Education.