Work Place Stress

Multiple Choice

After reading about Stress in the slides:

What is the difference between a normal and excessive amount of stress?

• Normal stress is beneficial and manageable. excessive stress is harmful and overwhelming.

• Stress is only ever a bad thing

• Both normal and excessive stress are equally beneficial.
• There is no such thing as normal stress

Open Ended

What are some of the warning signs of excessive stress at work?

Multiple Choice

What are some ways to reduce job stress by reaching out?

• Avoid talking to anyone about your stress
• Reach out to co-workers, supervisors, support groups, friends, and family.

• Take on more responsibilities to distract yourself
• Ignore your feelings and work harder

Multiple Choice

What are some ways to reduce job stress by prioritizing and organizing?

• Plan regular breaks, and create a balanced schedule

• Work longer hours, skip meals, and ignore feedback.
• Ignore deadlines, focus on socializing, and take frequent breaks.
• Increase workload, avoid planning, and multitask constantly.

Multiple Select

What are some ways to reduce job stress by breaking bad habits?

Pick three

• Resist perfectionism.

• Flip your negative thinking

• Don’t try to control the uncontrollable.

• Set impossible goals to challenge yourself

Open Ended

What do you think managers or employers can do to help reduce stress at work, and

who do you think

has the biggest responsibility for reducing workplace stress?