Stress in the Workplace

Abstract
This paper will address the subject of stress in today's workplace and the resulting adverse health affects by identifying the health problems associated with untreated stress, indicators of stress, the sources of stress within organizations, the stress involved with organizational change, and interventions available to combat the adverse affects of stress.   Unhealthy or unproductive stress levels must be addressed in any organization in order for businesses to survive and grow while simultaneously maintaining an acceptable level of employee satisfaction.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page …………………………………………………………………………………..1
Abstract …………………………………………………………………………………….2
Table of Contents …………………………………………………………………………3
How to Handle Stress Effectively ………………………………………………………..4
Occupational Health Concerns ………………………………………………………….4
Organizational Stress Indicators ………………………………………………………...6
Sources of Stress in the Workplace …………………………………………………….8
Stress of Organizational Change ……………………………………………………….9
Stress Interventions ……………………………………………………………………..11
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………..13

How to Manage Stress Effectively
Stress in the workplace can be considered as an individual's physical or psychological response to outside forces, which are referred to as stressors.   These responses can be both a production multiplier and a bottom line crippler, dependent on the levels of stress prevalent within an organization and its employees.   A successful human resource department must be able to quickly identify the adverse health affects caused by stress within their organizations and address the root causes of the problem.   The adverse affects of high, non-productive stress levels must have interventions applied to them in order to address situations before employees' health is affected or "burnout" occurs.   There are several factors causing adverse stress within organizations.   Pressures caused by changes in the organization, task overload,... [continues]

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