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Define stress
Any stimulus as pain or fear that disturbes or interferes with the normal psycological equalibrium of an organism and physical, mental or emotional strain or tension
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When is negative stress likely to occur
When an indevidual feels inadequate about work
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Common physical reactions to sever or sustained stress
Headache, lower back pain, fatigue
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Identify common sources of psychological stress
Poor supervision, inadequate rewards, lack of career opportunities, excessive paper work
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4 psychological reactions to severe stress
Repression of emotion, displacement of anger, isolation, unspoken fears
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Methods to reduce stress
Exercise, diet, self understanding and knowledge, increase self esteame
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Techniques to maintain self control in stressful situations
- Refrain from critcism of others
- Slow down the process
- Give undevided attention to the problem
- Make a determination that you work on the problem that can be solved and do not attempt to solve the unsolved
- Listen twice as much as normal and speak less frequently
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