Stress

Stress can have negative effects on an individual's health, the physical symptoms of stress may include headaches, muscle pain, dizziness, sleep problems, feeling tired and eating too much or too little. Emotionally and mentally stress can make you feel overwhelmed, irritable and anxious. It can cause you to have low self-esteem, racing thoughts, to worry, find it hard to concentrate and have difficulty in making decisions [1].

Work-related stress can be several different things according to WHO (2010) [2]. Stress may be a response to the work demands and pressure outweighing the knowledge and skills to cope with the challenges. Stress may be due to having little support from peers, colleagues or supervisors. However, there is a wide range of circumstances at work that could cause stress. Stress can also be caused internally by poor time management for example. Stress within the academics, however, has been shown to be rising and widespread [3].  There are many ways to help manage stress levels and decrease the feeling of being stressed.

  • 7/11 breathing
  • Emotional Hi-Jacking
  • Managing stress
  • Stretch v Stress

References

1

NHS. (2017). How to deal with stress – NHS. Retrieved August 29, 2019, from https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/understanding-stress/ 

2

WHO. (2010). WHO | Stress at the workplace. Retrieved August 29, 2019, from WHO website: https://www.who.int/occupational_health/topics/stressatwp/en/

3

Reevy, G. M., & Deason, G. (2014). Predictors of depression, stress, and anxiety among non-tenure track faculty. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 701. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00701 

4

Kabat-Zinn, J. (n.d.). Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Context: Past, Present, and Future. https://doi.org/10.1093/clipsy/bpg016 

5

Sinha, V., Bhattacharya, S., & Sharma, P. (2019). Locus of control and its impact on stress at work and job satisfaction.  International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management , 5(3–4). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPSPM.2019.101060 

6

Thompson, B. L., & Waltz, J. (2007). Everyday mindfulness and mindfulness meditation: Overlapping constructs or not? Personality and Individual Differences, 43(7), 1875–1885. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PAID.2007.06.017 

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7/11 Breathing

This breathing exercise can help you to reduce stress in the moment. If you practice it regularly, you may also find that it helps you feel calmer generally. The more you practice, the more effective this technique becomes.  We call this exercise 7/11 breathing, because you breathe in for a count of 7 and out […]

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Emotional Hi-jacking

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Managing Stress

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Stretch v Stress

There is a common belief that PGR students should expect to feel stressed or that being stressed will somehow help them to produce good work. Some students in our panels also expressed concern that if they weren’t feeling stressed that might mean they weren’t working hard enough or weren’t sufficiently committed to their research. As […]

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