This document discusses personal stress, including its causes, symptoms, and management. It defines stress and outlines types of stressors that can be positive or negative. Common physical, mental, behavioral, and emotional symptoms of stress are described. The document also examines stress at work, identifying various organizational and life factors that can act as external stressors. Finally, it provides recommendations for managing stress through techniques like relaxation, exercise, diet, humor, and changing one's thoughts and circumstances.
70. Finding it hard to say no to a task for fear of losing future work - a common issue for the self-employed or anyone under financial pressures.
71. Exposure to traumatic incidents at work, something that police, prison officers, ambulance workers and other health professionals face on an almost daily basis.
73. Boredom. A lack of motivation can leave you doubling your self-worth and ability to cope.
74. Frustration - often experienced by people who find the path to promotion is constantly being blocked by someone else. Being near the bottom of the ladder in a large hierarchical organisationwhere you have little control over your working day.
75. Fear of redundancy can put added pressure on a person to spend more time at work, and to take on extra responsibilities.