Occupational Stress its an Impacts and Strategies-A Study

Stress at work impacts on stress in the rest of life. The problem of occupational stress has been extensively studied mainly due to the negative effects it has on the organization and employees. Some organizations have programs designed to help physical and mental health workers to prevent problems due to stress and to help “make do” with work-related stress. Stress management is an important part of maintaining good physical and emotional health and healthy relationships with others. The occupational stress problem in work place is still an open question, waiting to be solved. Stress can manifest itself in both a positive way and a negative way. Stress is said to be positive when the situation offers an opportunity for one to gain something. Eustress is the term used to describe positive stress. Eustress is often viewed as motivator since, in its absence, the individual lacks that “edge” necessary for peak performance. It is negative when stress is associate with heart-disease, alcoholism, drug abuse, marital breakdowns, absenteeism, child abuse and a host of other social, physical, organizational and emotional problems. Constraints and demands can lead to potential stress. When they are couple with uncertainty of the outcome and importance of the outcome, potential stress becomes actual stress. Stress is high when there is uncertainty of outcome and the outcome is significant.