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Stress
Wiley, Carolyn. 2000. "A Synthesis of Research on the Causes, Effects, and Reduction Strategies of Teacher Stress." Journal of Instructional Psychology, June.
Carolyn Wiley wrote an extensive review of the research on occupational stress as it applies to one specific group -- teachers. Many of her cites are older, one going back as far as 1938, which suggests she did a very thorough job of going through the literature. To emphasize the effects of stress over time on the body, she refers to a pathologist who asserts that people don't die of "old age:" they die because one body system gave out, causing a cascade of events leading to death, and that stress over time is the likely cause of the first system's collapse.
She also makes the point that we cannot avoid stress in life, but that teachers experience significant levels of stress. She classifies stress into four categories: "extra-organizational" (from outside the job); " organizational (stemming from within the organization the individual works...
For instance, Wiley reports that in 1969, researchers found that when teachers work in schools where support may be lacking they tend to focus on their own survival instead of teaching. This idea is generally supported by Dunseath et. al., who found that workers who had built strong support systems for themselves at work experienced less stress and coped with the stress they did experience at work better.
The author also reported that the amount of stress teachers had to cope with sometimes stemmed from a feeling of lack of control over how they did their jobs. It is possible to picture a situation where a person feels "out of sync" with his or her job because the level of training and level of authority…
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Dunseath, Jennifer; Beehr, Terry A., and King, Daniel W.
Widmer, Lori. 2002. "A not-so-hidden workplace cost." Risk & Insurance, July.
Wiley, Carolyn. 2000. "A Synthesis of Research on the Causes, Effects, and Reduction Strategies of Teacher Stress." Journal of Instructional Psychology, June.
Stress My organization had only limited teamwork. Most people worked by themselves, or in two-person units, so there was a lot of independence. Is it coincidence that decision-making was quick and there was only limited stress? Decision-making is a challenge for many organizations. There are a number of different factors that affect decision-making, including the size of the decision-making team. Where I worked, decisions were decentralized. They were usually minor decisions, but
G., interrupted when speaking) Someone interfered with your work activities (Kowalski, Harmon, Yorks & Kowalski, 2003, p. 39) One can see from this list that there is a significant development of aggression, in relatively mild forms that probably occurs across the board, to some degree in every business environment. Workplace aggression, between low level employees as well as between supervisors and employees is clearly a significant cause of workplace stress as well
The person no longer finds it possible to perform their job or manage their personal life. Withdrawal from others, anger, grief and rage are some of the emotions felt. There are often suicidal or homicidal thoughts and over-reaction to minor events, agitation, frequent accidents, carelessness, forgetfulness and paranoia are the emotions. The victim has muscle tremors, loss of appetite and feels extreme chronic fatigue. At this point, only significant
9. Supporting organizational teams provides employees with a medium to discuss concerns and problems as well as an opportunity to help discharge emotional pressure. Sharing in a group serves as a catharsis and stress release system. 10. Guarantying employees have the freedom to work effectively as well as ensuring they sense their work contributes to a greater purpose decreases workplace stress (Raitano and Kleiner). Secondary Prevention When implementing secondary prevention method, the organization
Stress Bolman, Lee G., and Deal, Terrence 3. 2002. "Leading with soul and spirit: Effective leadership in challenging times boils down to qualities such as focus, passion and integrity." School Administrator, Feb. Bolman and Deal argue that people who expect to be effective school leaders must look at all aspects of themselves, including their more spiritual side, and incorporate their spirituality (not meaning religion) into their work life if they are to
Stress in the Workplace The research topic under discussion is Stress at Workplace. Stress comes with different definitions, one of which is that stress is a 'physical, chemical or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension.' Emotional stress relates to job burnout, tension and strain and many scholars have called it a psychological process and linked it with the individual and the situation that he is in (American Psychological Association,