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• Harm:
health
happiness
work performance
team spirit and co-operation
relationships
personal development
Stress Management
At the simplest level
stomach ulcers
heart problems
minor illness (allergies, skin disorders,
migraine)
serious illness (e.g. arthritis, cancer, diabetes)
mental problems (e.g. depression)
“Be Strong”
• Cultural or social pressures
• Harmful, and
• Damage:
STRESS/PERFORMANC
PERFORMANCE
E CURVE
STRESS
Causes of stress
Factors
al
Sp
ic
iri
og
uat
ol
l
Bi
Experiential Social/
Cultural
• Many and varied
Psy amic
l
dyn
na
cho
tio
Ra
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• The “Analysis
Wheel” - useful
overview of causes Analysis Wheel
• Six different
perspectives
Biological
• Lie in the biological make up of
your body, or the interaction of
al
Sp
your body with the food you eat
ic
iri
or environment you live in
og
tu
ol
al
Bi
Social/ • Examples:
Experiential
Cultural • Lack of fitness
• Poor diet (e.g. deficiency of
Psy amic
l
dyn
na
food
-
al
Sp
(e.g., demands on an
ic
iri
og introvert to behave in an
tu
ol
al
extrovert manner)
Bi
relaxation
• High-pressure job
Psychodynamic
• Subconscious thoughts and
feelings, arise from
childhood experiences
• Examples:
al
Sp
ic
•
iri
Inner conflicts not
og
tu
addressed, but repressed
ol
al
Bi
• Encountering situations Social/
that evoke stressful Experiential
Cultural
feelings experienced in
Psy amic
l
dyn
childhood
na
cho
tio
• Expending effort to
Ra
maintain defences in
-
situations that threaten self-
esteem
• Lack of self-awareness
• Increasing self awareness
and personal growth
Rational
• Interpret and evaluate the world
around; events interpreted in many
ways, and influence the level of
stress felt
al
Sp
ic • Examples:
iri
og
tu
Bi
•
dyn
al
Sp
• Many instant pressures cause an
ic
iri
individual to experience stress:
og
tu
• Too many simultaneous demands from
ol
al
Bi
different people
• Environmental stresses, such as noise, Experiential Social/
cramped conditions, or cluttered Cultural
surroundings.
Psy amic
l
dyn
na
• Needs unmet or frustrated.
cho
tio
• The appearance of a threat to survival,
Ra
self-esteem, or identity.
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• Change in patterns of eating, sleeping,
time zone, relationships etc..
Spiritual
• Spiritual side to the individual
• Include:
• Violation of personal or
religious moral code,
al contravention of accepted
Sp
og
laws ("sin")
tu
ol
al
others)
al
dyn
on
•
cho
agency
-
• Lack of forgiveness
Addressing the causes
of stress
Addressing stress
Cause of stress Action that can be taken to
reduce stress
Need for time of privacy and Find a place and a time of day
solitude not being met when you can be on your own, or
go on a retreat
Lack of fitness Engage in sport or fitness activity
Unexplained inner feelings of Consult a doctor, and get referral
stress to an appropriate specialist
Lack of skill to resolve conflict or Attend training courses in
manage demanding workload assertiveness, conflict resolution
or time management
Stressful job circumstances Negotiate different working
schedules
Conclusion
Analysis wheel
• Useful in both
recognising the causes
of stress and in
al
Sp planning how to
ic
iri
og
tu address them
ol
al
Bi
Experiential Social/ • Each perspective offers
Cultural a different way of
Psy amic
explaining the origins of
l
dyn
na
stress
cho
tio
Ra
• Do not necessarily
provide 'either..or'
explanations
Complementary and different
views of the same cause
• The person fearful that they cannot cope because they do not have
inner peace.
al
Sp
ic
iri
og
tu
ol
al
• Consider stress from
Bi
Experiential Social/
a number of Cultural
Psy amic
perspectives
l
dyn
na
cho
tio
Ra
-
Summary
Stages involved in
managing stress
l
Sp
ca
iri
gi
• and solutions of
tu
lo
al
o
Bi
Stress Experiential Social/
Cultural
Psy amic
l
dyn
na
cho
tio
Ra