Stess can happen at everywhere and at everytime. It is so dangerous that it can effect your work, your family, you health and your life. It is not easy to manage the stress, but we need to learn how to manage it and make the best of it. Just like we have learned in the class, the optimum stress level actually is good, but over the optimum stress level will do a lot damages. There is website that explains guildes you how to handle stress. Please see the following steps:
- Avoid stressful situtation
- Avoid extremes
- Change how you rect to stress
- Set priorities
- Set realist goals
- Take control of the situtation
- Manage how stress affect you
- Discovering new relaxion techniques
- Change how you see the situtation
- Figure out what is most important
- Exercise
Basily, it is the same theories that we have learned in the class regarding how to handdle stress. However, this article mentions to use stress is very interested. It means that if you really can not avoid the stress, then try to flow with it and be more productive.
You can view this article at http://www.studygs.net/stress.htm
Yu Mei Wu
There are so many things people in this time have to deal with: new technologies, new roles for men and women in society, new expectations and so on, and stress have become part of our lives. It has been said that it is the cause of many of the chronic illnesses nowadays such as cancer and heart failure because it affects our immune system, that’s why I thought this article was worth reading, I personally don’t think it is possible to avoid stress but yes it can be manageable. I really recommend including stress management as part of our daily activities it will keep us healthier and younger!
ReplyDeleteMaria Falvey
This list of steps can be very helpful when dealing with certain situations. Yet, as we discussed in Class 7, a proper level of stress signifies an efficient level of performance, anything beyond that will be detrimental. The key is to reach that level of stress and not go beyond it, this balance however is very difficult to achieve.
ReplyDeleteAs D, D & A discuss in Chapter 4, managing stress has a lot to do with good managing practices. We need to learn how to manage ourselves in order to manage others, a stressed manager will only transmit that negativism and pressure to his or her subordinates lowering the workplace moral and performance efficiency. The emotional intelligence topic is directly related to this. Most often than not the prime sign of stress is anger. Learning how to deal with emotions is a key element of good stress management as well. Many times, with the correct attitude we can turn obstacles into gains, and ultimately remain at the highest performance level.
In addition to the list above, the American Psychological Association recommends the following (http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-learning.aspx:
* Make connections - Good relationships with family and friends are important. Make an attempt to reconnect with people. Accepting help and support from those who care about you can help alleviate stress.
* Set realistic goals -Take small concrete steps to deal with tasks instead of overwhelming yourself with goals that are too far-reaching for busy times.
* Keep things in perspective - Try to consider stressful situations in a broader context and keep a long-term perspective. Avoid blowing events out of proportion.
* Take decisive actions - Instead of letting stressors get the best of you, make a decision to address the underlying cause of a stressful situation.
* Take care of yourself - Pay attention to your own needs and feelings. Engage in activities that you enjoy and find relaxing. Taking care of yourself helps keep your mind and body primed to deal with stressful situations.