World of Stress
The World of Stress What is stress? Stress is defined as an emotional strain caused by environmental and/or situational pressure upon an individual. Stress affects everyone and everything, thats why it is important that we all are properly educated on the subject. Everyone in this class at one time or another has gone through some sort of stress, whether just thinking about our next assignment, work or something at home. Every person has to deal with stress; stress is a part of everyday life. In certain situations stress can actually make you perform better. In everyday life we experience stress as the body adjusts to the external demands placed on it. Stress is the tension that our body exerts as it seeks to return to a steady state. When dealing with stress we should consider three important factors: What causes stress, what are the symptoms, and how to deal with stress. A survey by Parent Time reported "…that the person who caused them the most stress is their spouse, followed by their children (36%) and their boss (14%)" (About Women & Marketing). ... The Holmes-Rahe scale converts events in a persons life into units based on the amount of stress associated with the event, divorce being rated at 73 units by itself (Kuzma and Chalmers 26). ... Business-related stress events from a "[d]ivorce can cause a business readjustment (39 life-changing units), a change in financial status (38 units), [and] a change in B Team 2 work (36 units). ... There are many causes of work-stress such as "long hours, poor communication at work and personal financial worries" (Schiff 45). "In a survey by Net Future Institute, 300 executives and managers were asked to evaluate a list of 21 stress factors covering all types of work-related stress" (Worklife Report 17). ... Financial stress/earnings 4. ... In a study performed at Cornell University it was found that "everyday background noise--the copier whirring, phones ringing, coworkers chattering--may be to blame" (Curtis 127) for significant amount of stress. ... Gary Evans, said that "[y]ou may not even be aware of these sounds, but they make it more difficult to concentrate, which wreaks havoc on your motivation and stress level" (Curtis 127).