PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT | STRESS MANAGEMENT

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
EBOOK - MINI PROJECT

DPK20073

AHLI KUMPULAN

NUR AFIQAH BIINTI DANIEL SHAH 06DSK21F2001
NUR ALIA JESLINA BINIT AHMED FAMIR 06DSK21F2007
NUR IZZATUL AIZA BINTI ROSMAN 06DSK21F2004

CONTENT

01. DEFINITION OF STRESS
02. ILLUSTRATION OF STRESS
03. TYPE OF STRESS
04. EUSTRESS
05. DISTRESS
06. HYPOSTRESS
07. FACTOR OF STRESSORS
08. ROUTINE AND DAILY CAUSES
09. WORK CAUSES
10. METHOD TO OVERCOME STRESS

DEFINITION OF
STRESS

Stress is a situation that
triggers a particular
biological response. When
you perceive a threat or a
major challenge, chemicals
and hormones surge
throughout your body.

ILLUSTRATION OF STRESS

Stress is a feeling that people have
when they are struggling to cope with
challenges related to finances, work,
relationship and other situations.
People often use the word stress
interchangeably when facing anxious,
fearful, anxiety, nervous, overwhelmed,
panic and stressed out.

TYPE OF Stress




EUSTRESS

DISTRESS

HYPOSTRESS

EUSTRESS
(Good Stress)

Beneficial stress- Stress
that lead to a positive
response. It is the
opposite of distress and
can refer to any type of
beneficial stress, whether
physical or psychological.

For example, studying for exams, starting a new job,
being involved in a relationship and parenting.

DISTRESS

A state of extreme sorrow,
suffering, and pain. It may
cause social, spiritual, and
physical pain and can cause
a person to feel sad, afraid,
depressed, anxious, or
lonely.

People in distress may also feel that they
are not able to manage or cope with
stressors and may show maladaptive
behaviour. It is the opposite of eustress.

HYPOSTRESS

A type of stress that is experience by a person who
is constantly bored. Someone in an unchallenging
job, such as a factory worker performing the same
task over and over again, will often experience
hypostress. The efffect of hypostress is feeings of
restlessness and lack of inspiration.

DON'T STRESS,
DO YOUR BEST.

FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO

STRESS

Introduction

WHAT ARE THE

STRESSORS

Stressors are known as things Some factors will be

which happen to you and which obvious while others

reinforce your feeling of being will be less obvious.

unable to cope. However there are

two certain themes

which emerge from

the extended studies


conducted on

stressors and these

are routine and daily


causes and work

causes.

Stressors
CAUSES

ROUTINE AND DAILY CAUSES All of these causes may

lead us to stress.

Relationship/Family Whether it's routine and

Environment daily or by working.

Work or School However, each type of

Social cause has its own ways

Internal/Emotional
to prevent from being

conflict way too stressful.

WORK CAUSES

Job Demand
Job Security

Relationship with

supervisor/coworker

Routine

DAILY CAUSES

Relationship/Family

There are people in all of our

lives that cause us stress. It

could be a family member, an

intimate partner, friend, or


coworker. Examples of

relationship/family stress are:

Financial Consuming too
problem much alcohol

Abusive Divorce
relationship

Crowding Routine
War
DAILY CAUSES

Environment

Stressors that are found in our

surroundings are called

environmental stressors.

Everyday life is full of


environmental stressors that

cause minor irritations. If you

use an alarm clock to wake up,

the loud noise from your alarm

is an environmental stressor.

Extreme temperatures are also
environmental stressors are
can lead to discomfort. Other


common environmental

stressors include:

Insects

Natural disasters

Routine

DAILY CAUSES

Work/School

Working or school

environments can contribute to


stress. People always stress

when their working or school

environment is not good and

poor. The following below are


some of working or school

environment stressor:

Upcoming tests Pressure to work
Poor sleep schedule

at optimum levels

A heavy Lack of control over how
Lack of
workload you doing your work support

Routine

DAILY CAUSES

Social

Social also can contribute to

stress. Social has included

relationships with others.

Sometimes when the


connection is not working, it

also can make people

become stressed. Examples

of social stressor are:

Racial harassment Problem neighbours

Fear of crime Rude people

Routine

DAILY CAUSES

Internal

Emotional conflict can

contribute to stress. Inner

emotional conflicts can result

in physical discomfort or pain,

often in the form of tension

headaches, which can be

episodic or chronic, and may

last from a few minutes or
hours to days and associated

pain is mild, moderate, or


severe.

Depression

Anger

Work High Time Pressure
Long Work Hours
CAUSES

Job Demand

Job demands are all physical,

phychological, social or


organizational aspects of a job

that require continuous


physical and psychological. Job

demands have been identified

as one of the most common

sources of work-related stress.

The following are some

situation where job demand can


cause stress:

Ergonomic Problems

Racism Work
Financial Crisis
CAUSES
Gender
Job Security

Assurance that an employee

has about the continuity of

gainful employment for his or

her work life. Job security

usually arises from the terms of

the contract of employment,

collective bargaining

agreement, or labor legislation


that prevents arbitrary

termination, layoffs, and

lockouts. It may also be affected


by general economic

conditions. The following are

some situation of job security


that can lead to stress:

Lack of Education

Work

CAUSES

Relationship with

Supervisor

Toxic bosses are unsurprisingly the top cause of

unhappiness in the workplace. Half of the employees have

left their jobs to get away from a bad manager. Having a bad

boss can make your life a misery, but it can also make you

sick, both physically and mentally. The following are some


situations that can cause stress by the supervisor:

Discrimination Lack of
Lack of trust Support

No Reward
or Recognition

METHODS TO OVERCOME STRESS

MANAGING STRESS MEANS MASTERING TECHNIQUES
THAT WILL MAKE YOU FELL MORE IN CONTROL
OF YOUR STRESSOR AND SYMTOMS.

ADAPT METHOD TO
OVERCOME STRESS

Practical method

Non-Practical method

PRACTICAL
METHOD

ONE OF PRACTICAL METHOD
IS ACTION TECHNIQUE.

ACTION TECHNIQUE ALLOW
US TO PREDICT AND DEAL

WITH THE WORLD AROUND
US. IN ACTION TECHNIQUES

CHANGE IS KEY WORD.

PROS

SENSE OF CONTROL

EFFECTIVE USE OF
TIME

APPLICABLE AT
WORK AND HOME

ALLOW TO ACHIEVE
COMPLEX AND
DISTANT GOALS

cons

LEAD TO OBSESSIVENESS
AND DISSATISFACTION

IMPATIENT WITH THINGS
THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED

USELESS QUEST FOR
CHANGE

ACTION

techniques

EAT WELL AND AVOID
CAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL

GET ENOUGH SLEEP

CONSULT A CERTIFIED
THERAPIST, COACH OR

CAUNSELLOR

SURROUND YOURSELF WITH
POSITIVE PEOPLE

NON-
PRACTICAL

METHOD

NON-PRACTICAL METHOD IS
KNOWN AS RELAXATION

TECHNIQUES. RELAXATION
TECHNIQUES WILL ALLOW
US TO PREDICT AND DEAL
WITH OUR REACTION TO THE

WORLD.

JENIFER WILSON

PROS

ACCEPTANCE OF LIFE
IN THE CYCLE

REDUCTION OF
ANXIETY

NEW KINDS OF REWARD

A BROADERVIEW OF THE
WORLD

CONS

AVOIDANCE OF
CHANGE

AVOIDANCE OF
MAKING DECISIONS

ESCAPISMS

RELAXATION
TECHNIQUES

YOGA

MEDITATION
DEEP
BREATHING