Stress management

1. Stress Management
A mental state

2. Content
• What is Stress…???
• Types of Stress and Stressors
• Stress Response
• Stress Management
• Some Basic Rights

3. What is Stress…???
• Stress is a psychological response experienced on encountering a threat
that we feel we do not have the resources to deal with.
• Stress produces:
• Increased Heart-rate
• Increased Breathing
• Decrease in digestive activity
• Liver released Glucose for energy

4. Stress Feelings
• Worry
• Tense
• Tired
• Frightened
• Depressed
• Anger

5. Types of Stress
Eustress Distress
Focusses energy Causes anxiety
Short term Can be short term or long term
Improves performance Decreases performance
Motivates Can lead to mental and physical problem
Feels exciting Feels unpleasant

6. Types of Stressors
External Internal
Physical Environment LifestyleChoices
Social Interaction Negative Self-Talk
Organisational MindTraps
Major Life Events PersonalityTraits
Daily Hassles

7. Stress Response
• Fight or Flight
• a psychological reaction
• occurs when something terrifying is encountered
• either mentally or physically
• can be triggered by real threats, as well as, imaginary threats
• prepares the body for immediate action

8. Why Stress Management is important?
• Vital for maintaining over all Health
• Boosts your mood
• Improve Immune System
• Allow you to be more productive
• 80% of diseases have their origins in stress
When you let your stress get the best of you, you put yourself at risk of developing a
range of illnesses – from the common cold to severe heart disease.

9. Recognise the Problem
The most important part is to recognise the source of the negative stress. It is
a way to identify the problem and plan measures for it.

10. Stress Control
• ABC Strategy
• Stress ManagementTechniques
• ReduceWorkplace Stress

11. ABC Strategy
A forAwareness
• What causes you stress?
• How do you react?

12. ABC Strategy
B for Balance
• How much you can you cope with it before it becomes negative?
• There is a fine line between positive and negative stress

13. ABC Strategy
C forControl
What can you do for to help yourself combat the negative effects of stress.

14. Stress ManagementTechniques
• Change your thinking
• Change your behaviour
• Change your lifestyle

15. Change yourThinking
• Re- framing
• PositiveThinking

16. Re-framing
Re-framing is a technique to change the way you look at things in order to feel
better about them. Re-framing does not change the external reality, but helps
you view things in a different light and less stressfully.

17. PositiveThinking
• Forget powerlessness, dejection, despair and failure
• Focus on positives
• Focus on your strengths
• Learn from the stress you’re under
• Look for opportunities
• Seek out the positive - make a change

18. Change your Behaviour
• Be Assertive
• Get organised
• Ventilation
• Humour
• Diversion and Distraction

19. ReduceWorkplace Stress
• BeTransparent
• Don’t overload yourself or employees with work
• Ask employees for input
• Cultivate a positive work environment

20. GeneralTask to reduce Stress
• Get Adequate Sleep
• Do some exercise
• Diet
• Relaxation
• Manage your day
• Be in positive people

21. Equality and Basic Rights
The right to:
• express my feelings
• express opinions/beliefs
• say ‘Yes/No’ for yourself
• change your mind
• say ‘I don’t understand’
• be yourself, not acting for others’ benefits

22. ThankYou