Stress and Illness in the Workplace

Associate Level Material
Stress and Illness in the Workplace Matrix

Use the following table to describe the relationship between stress and health in the workplace and to identify ways to reduce stress in the workplace. If you use additional sources, include citations consistent with APA guidelines.

|What is the relationship between stress and health in the workplace? |The relationship between stress and health in the workplace have a very close tie. If you are stressed |
| |out because of work it can cause you to lose sleep, be irritable, have headaches, lower your morale, and |
| |be dissatisfied with your place of employment. |
|Identify a situation in which you experienced stress in the workplace or provide a |My last job was very stressful for me because my immediate boss was always threatening my job. It was |
|fictional example. |all about good numbers for him. The part that was stressing me out was that most of my numbers were in |
| |line and compared to the rest of the team they were great. This was mostly stressing me out because I |
| |felt like I was being singled out and picked on. |
|List ways to reduce stress in the workplace from the situation or example you |The way I decided to reduce my stress was to start shooting for a different career. I started online |
|provided. |classes and when I got the opportunity to leave