Stress And Burnout Essay

Stress and Burnout
Jyoti.Waddigeri
MHS512 WP: Health Education Program Administration
Professor: Dr. Alexander Riley
United States University
5/29/16

Abstract
This article mainly related to period of stress and burnout management in director of public and professional education, working under state voluntary health agency. The article begins with explanation of stress and burnout, because both seem to be similar but actually not. Differentiation of stress and burnout gives the clear idea regarding what specifically each word meant. Next the paper explains about role of director and his stress and burnout condition. How the work overload become burnout and hampers the productivity of the director. The administrator role in action

Sometime stress is good thing to finish work as soon as possible, but when we consider burnout it’s not.
When you encounter in stress condition, your entire sensory system responds and particular hormones such as-adrenaline and cortisol are discharged into your circulation system. These hormones help to increase the heart rate, breathing rate and digestion system. This can be something to be thankful for - anxiety can help you get past intense circumstances.
After long period of stress, these extra pressures start to put negative impact on physical emotional health. This long term stress finally turns into physical, mental and emotional exhaustion is called as Burnout. (Burnout and Chronic stress, 2016) Difference between Stress and Burnout
Stress Burnout
Initial stage of work pressure Chronic high level stress turn into Burnout or chronic depression
Start with over engagement in work Start with disengagement in work
Over reactive emotions present Weaken or reduced emotions present
Lack of energy in work performance Lack of motivations, goal and hope in work performance
Physical damage is first Emotional damage is first
Become cause for anxiety Disorder Become reason for Depression and

The strategies fallowed by the administrator during the management of the director period of burnout are, forced employed to take sick leave or vacation, restricted travel, provoked to attend the stress management seminars, advised to take stress reduction activities and arranging the stress management workshops for the employees.
4. The preventive strategies used to minimize the long term stress and eventual burnout would be experienced by the employee are- usage of vocation time and increasing the fun activities in the working environment. Such as- arranging friendly staff meetings in different restaurant each time, specific day celebrated as dress down day, reducing reassigning and rescheduling the challenging works, providing temporary help when necessary, reducing the over time, and providing compensatory time off are beneficial strategies along with promoting staff to attend stress management workshops.
5. During the director burnout period, the administrator addressed some strategies to solve the problems are- encourage the director to take sick leave 8 to 18days and at least vacation for the 2 to 7days. Advised to avoid 6 month travelling and told to attend stress management seminar some time. The administrator would take responsibility of out of state travelling during this 6 month period and instruct the director would not be out on the road more than 2 days. In this problem they made 6 month plan and agreed to reevaluate and determine after 6