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    This document discusses stress at both the individual and organizational level. It defines stress and identifies its causes such as pressures from one's environment. Long-term stress can negatively impact physical and mental health. The document examines stress assessment tools like the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale and Burnout Self-Test. It also outlines stress management techniques at the individual level including exercise, social support, and behavioral changes. At the organizational level, unaddressed employee stress can hinder business goals, so managers must support staff's personal well-being and implement stress remedies.

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    This document discusses stress at both the individual and organizational level. It defines stress and identifies its causes such as pressures from one's environment. Long-term stress can negatively impact physical and mental health. The document examines stress assessment tools like the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale and Burnout Self-Test. It also outlines stress management techniques at the individual level including exercise, social support, and behavioral changes. At the organizational level, unaddressed employee stress can hinder business goals, so managers must support staff's personal well-being and implement stress remedies.

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    FINAL Holmes and Rahe Scale, Burnout Self Test

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    The Stress Test: How to Cope with Individual and


    Organizational Stress

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    Stress affects all aspects of mundane life. It is often associated with the day to day activities
    individuals partake in. Richard A. Lazarus, a psychologist, defines stress as something that humans
    perceive when things get severely out of control. To put it simply, we feel stressed when we feel that
    things are out of control. Oftentimes, it comes from the pressure in one’s environment either at home or at
    work. The Mental Health Organization says that the permanence of stress in the body may result to severe
    wear and tear in the body. Hence, it is important to undergo effective stress management in order to avoid
    the long-term effects.
    Over the years, experts have created different tools in identifying one’s stress level and how to
    deal with it. The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), or the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, was
    devised by Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe to not only identify how much stress individuals carry, but
    also how they are more likely to be ill in the near future. I personally took the test and scored a total of
    417 points which indicates that I am at a high risk of becoming ill in the future. My results indicate that I
    can stop the occurrence of illness by avoiding potential life crisis.
    Aside from potential illness, stress may also be the cause of burnout (Ciampi, 2019). John Izzo
    describes burnout as the result of losing a sense of the basic purpose and fulfillment in a certain field. To
    determine whether one suffers from this type of stress, the Burnout Self-Test was created. Again, I took
    the test myself and totaled 54 points which means that I might be at a severe risk of burnout and that I
    should do something about it immediately.
    Stress carries a lot of risks for an individual which may come physically and mentally. The
    National Institute of Mental Health says that it may cause problems in the different body systems which
    leads to headaches, sleeplessness, sadness, anger, or irritability. Over time, strain in one’s body caused by
    stress may lead to serious health problems, including mental health disorders.
    Individuals may use specific techniques to effectively manage stress. Once under excessive
    stress, a person may choose to do physical activities such as exercising which boosts one’s mood and
    enhances work performance. It is also important to practice behavioral self-control. With this, stressful
    people and situations are avoided and in this case, individuals can control the situation rather than letting
    the situation take control over them. Moreover, seeking support from a social group may also reduce the
    potential risk of stress (Luthans, 2015).
    On a larger scale, stress may also contribute to the overall function of an organization. If
    individual employee stress remains unaddressed, workers may hinder businesses from attaining their
    goals. In order to alleviate these negative organizational effects, managers and business owners must
    become familiar with the signs of stress inside the workplace. Aside from this, they must also implement
    some simple remedies for their employees.
    According to Dana Wilkie (2020), managers must learn to encourage their teams not only with
    work-related tasks, but also with their personal lives as well. Moreover, it is important to take one’s
    feelings and emotions into consideration as it may affect one’s way of handling a task in the workplace.
    Negative feedback from these may hinder organizations to attain their goals.
    Managing stress is always easier said than done. However, individuals must be able to
    acknowledge what they feel in order to reduce the effects of stress in the long run as it does not only
    affect them on a micro level, but also the organization at large.
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    www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_08.htm.

    “Chapter 9: Stress and Conflict.” Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach, by


    Fred Luthans et al., 13th ed., McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2015.

    Ciampi, Robert. “Stress and Burnout.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 6 Dec. 2019,
    www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/when-call-therapist/201912/stress-and-burnout.

    “Stress.” Mental Health Foundation, 20 Feb. 2020, www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/s/stress.

    “The Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale: Understanding the Impact of Long-Term Stress.” Stress
    Management from Mind Tools, www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_82.htm.

    Wilkie, Dana. “What Managers Can Do to Ease Workplace Stress.” SHRM, SHRM, 22 Apr.
    2020, www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/how-
    managers-can-help-stressed-workers-.aspx.

    “5 Things You Should Know About Stress.” National Institute of Mental Health, U.S.
    Department of Health and Human Services,
    www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/stress/index.shtml.

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