1. In today’s fast paced Air Force, it is very common to hear someone in an office saying "I’m
so stressed out". With the big drawdown of personnel in all the armed forces, the Air Force was
no exception. We were forced to do more with less. So for this one reason, it is likely that
you will find stress is prevalent in the workplace. Because different people respond differently
to the same type of stress, some people seem to cope better than others (1:4). When dealing
with computers, the trick is finding a healthy balance between positive, motivating stress
and stress overload, which can affect the body in different ways. Understanding stress an help
you change that feeling into a positive challenge. Therefore, stress with computers can become
a thing of the past.
2. You will find computers in just about every office, regardless of the type of business it is. In
today’s world, computers have become the way to do business, communicate with the world, or
just having one for personal recreation. Office work in general is full of potential stress, from
not enough light and noisey offices, to deadlines and demanding bosses. Additional sources of
stress come directly from using the computer: monotonous keyboarding, hours of staring at the
screen, and lack of physical movement (2:85). For these reasons, we need to bear in mind that
stress management should be a combination of reducing the stress, relaxing, and rethinking
our expectations and self-demands, i.e., breaking the everyday routine, planning ahead, making
wise use of breaks or lunches, eating right, and exercising every day to keep healthy (2:86)
3. Stress is an instantaneous physical reaction to a danger or demand: "muscles tighten, blood
pressure rises, the heart speeds up, and extra adrinaline rushes through your system" (3:2). No
matter what you occupation, everyone feels stress at one time or another. Stress is a fact of life
(3:2). That is why control stress is to your advantage, versus it controlling you. Learning to
control stress is to your benefit so that you feel, 1) calm, instead of nervous, 2) in control, instead
of hassled, 3) alive, instead of burned out, 4) at peace, instead of angry, 5) refreshed/renewed,
instead of frazzled (3:3). Physical and Psychological affects of stress may be prominent if stress
exists in your life. Some ways for you to reduce stress include but are not limited to: exercise,
deep breathing, hobbies (3:11-12). Personal stress relievers are getting enough sleep, talk
worries and anger, and not substituting alcohol, tobacco and other drugs for relief of stress
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Everyone everywhere has experienced stress with something they have dealt with in life. Whether it is school, paying bills, managing a busy schedule or work, stress affects everyone. Although everyone experiences stress, many people don’t actually know what stress is. Stress is the physical response of the body to harmful situations that threaten someone’s well being. When someone says “stress”, the word is automatically associated with a negative effect on people but small doses of stress can benefit a person, if used to correctly. Everyone’s stress level is different and the amount of stress that can be handled varies from person to person but a stress overload will not benefit anyone. “When you feel threatened, a chemical reaction occurs in your body to allow you to act in a way to prevent injury” (“Stress Management Health Center”). The chemical that is released when stressed is known as cortisol, also known a stress hormone. “Cortisol is like a long-term form of adrenaline, produced in the adrenal gland when the body is under pressure” (“The Effects of Stress on Your Reproductive Health and Fertility”). Adrenaline is also released to send the body into, what is known as, emergency action (“Stress Symptoms, Signs and Causes”). This emergency action speeds up reactions preformed by the body and the mind. This is a way of protecting the body. While in emergency action, this stress caused by threatening situations can save your life. In emergency situations, you are given “extra strength to defend yourself, for example, or spurring you to slam on your brakes to avoid a car accident” (“Stress Management Health Center”). Signs of being in this emergency action are a racing heart, blood pressure rises, quickening of breath and tigh...
According to Professor Benjamin Lahey “one effective way of dealing with stress is to remove or to reduce the source of stress from our lives” (564). In the article he mentions
Jones, F, Bright, J, Clow, A (2001). Stress: myth, theory and research. Essex: Pearson Education Limited. p. 10.
Stress, as defined as a reaction to a stimulus that breaks our physical and mental harmony, is ubiquitous. However, stress has two sides – the bad and the good, in which the latter is mostly overlooked as most people suffer from the affliction of the former.
“Dude 14, we’ve just located 10 anti-coalition militia in a bunker located 300 meters from our position! Request an immediate strike on that target!” Imagine hearing those words screamed into your ear and knowing that in the next moment you were about to execute a task that you trained seven years to do. This was my situation during my first combat sortie in Afghanistan. It goes without saying that employing weapons against enemies of the United States comes with a great amount of responsibility. The Air Force invested considerable time and resources into training me to skillfully execute my mission in the F-15E Strike Eagle. My duty title on paper is Weapons System Officer however, there is always a story behind each and every member of the Air Force that encompasses more than just a duty title. The goal of this essay is to reveal a little bit about my own personal story highlighting how my background and values led me into the Air Force, address what I feel are my most important Air Force experiences, and illustrate how my job specifically contributes to the Air Force’s mission.
Work stress is one of the most important challenges in the 21 century in United Kingdom and globally (Greenberg, 2011). The changing structure of the United Kingdom public sector has increased the range of stressors (Chandola, 2010). These changes have been attributed to the speed in organisational changes internally and externally: such as advances in technology, globalisation and the constant demand to sustain competitive advantage (Ramesar, 2009). This has led to changes in work structures (Corbridge, 2010), such as “labour market flexibility” which was intended to help organisation maximise and build efficiency to compete in the global competitive markets ( Bratton and Gold., 2007, p. 130). These new shift within the public
If you perceive stress in a wrong way, you won't be able to defeat it. That's for sure!
The behavioral response to stress involves coping. “Coping refers to active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress” (Weiten & ...
Stress is an ongoing dilemma that occurs in each and everyone’s life. It is a factor that is undoubtedly a part of daily living. Due to the trivial problems that occur in people’s daily lives massive amounts of stress can arise. People perceive and manage stress in many different ways. The causes and effects of stress are numerous and one’s ability to manage stress is vital in maintaining healthy living.
...hat one can handle the effects of stress on one’s own, but one must seek the ways on how to prevent the effects.
"Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to both good and bad experiences which can be beneficial to your health and safety." (8 Ways Stress Is More Dangerous Than You Think) Everyone 's body responds to stress by releasing hormones, also, you brain receives more oxygen. Stress starts to occur when we become worried about a task or responsibilities we face. Major stress is called chronic stress. It can cause symptoms that can affect your health in a larger way. Some people may say that they succeed more under stress, but sadly, that’s rarely the case. Research has shown that "stress makes a person more likely to make mistakes" (Stress Symptoms, Signs, & Causes). For most people, stress is extremely normal for them that they don 't see it as anything but ordinary. However, stress can motivate someone while under pressure and even get you through a tough or dangerous
Stress is something that everyone has to deal with in life, whether it is good or bad stress. Stress management techniques are a great way to deal with stress. Some of the stress management techniques that I learned from this course are prioritization, scheduling, and execution. Using these techniques has effectively helped me deal with my own stress. When it comes to dealing with stress I still have many strengths and weaknesses that I will explain. Some stressors I have in my life that I will discuss are psychointrapersonal, social, life events, and daily hassles. Next, I will give my opinion on my post-course survey, and compare and contrast it to my pre-course survey scores. Finally, I will explain my last goals for this stress management course.
Everyday, there are workers who come home from their jobs with a high amount of health issues. Headaches, aching muscles, exhaustion, and many more health issues have workers wondering why this is happening. All of these symptoms can be linked to stress in the workplace. Job stress has become more of a problem than ever before. Numerous studies show that job stress is the major source of stress for American adults and that it has escalated progressively over the past few decades (“Workplace Stress,” 2004).
Long – term stress can even require the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety, and depression; it can be a main cause of moodiness and frustration. Many of us are aware of the physical symptoms of stress-muscle pain, rapid breathing or an increased pulse. At the same time, they also suffer from emotional of stress which can be like roller coaster of highs or lows. emotional effects rang from emotional overeating to a feeling of being overwhelmed and pressure. stress impact many other components, which leads to difficulties in making decisions, loss sense humor, poorer concentration, negative thinking. As can be seen, stress nearly brings serious effects to people. Apart from the effects above, it can be the main reason which creates your decreased productivity at work. stress makes people less control their pace work, which leads to dissatisfaction. about 40% employees said that they are burned out because of work-related stress and loss $300 billion each year in the workplace . In addition, your relationship with people around also become worsens because of your stress. In fact, stress makes people puzzled and their life can undergo a considerable