STRESS MANAGEMENT

WHAT IS STRESS

A STATE OF MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL STRAIN OR TENSION RESULTING FROM ADVERSE OR DEMANDING CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE FEEL A TENSION OR A MISMATCH BETWEEN THE DEMAND PLACED UPON US AND OUR OWN ABILITIES AND/OR WANTS.

SUCH A DEMAND IS CALLED A STRESSOR.

STRESS MANAGEMENT

WHAT CAUSES STRESS PHYSICAL STRESSORS HEAT, NOISE, CONFINED SPACE AND POLLUTIONWORK STRESSORS RULES, REGULATIONS, DEADLINE, EXERCISE OR EXAMSOCIAL STRESSORS

RUDENESS, BULLYING, BOSSINESS , A NERVE-CRACKING COLLEAGUEPERSONAL STRESSORS

AN AMBITION TO BE A PERFECT INSTRUCTOR, PEER PRESSURE

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IS STRESS HARMFUL?STRESS CAN HAVE A POSITIVE SIDE. A CERTAIN LEVEL OF STRESS MAY BE NECESSARY AND

ENJOYABLE IN ORDER TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR SOMETHING OR TO ACTUALLY DO IT.THE STRESS ITSELF WILL KEEP YOU ALERT AND FOCUSSED.

ADRENALINETHE RELEASE OF ADRENALINE CAUSES RAPID CHANGES TO YOUR BLOOD FLOW AND

INCREASES YOUR BREATHING AND HEART RATE, TO GET YOU READY TO DEFEND YOURSELF (FIGHT) OR TO RUN AWAY (FLIGHT). YOU BECOME PALE, SWEAT MORE AND YOUR MOUTH BECOMES DRY.

CORTISOLTHE OTHER STRESS HORMONE, CORTISOL, IS PRESENT IN YOUR BODY ALL THE TIME, BUT LEVELS INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO DANGER AND STRESS. IN THE SHORT-TERM, ITS EFFECTS ARE POSITIVE, TO HELP YOU DEAL WITH AN IMMEDIATE CRISIS, BUT LONG-TERM STRESS MEANS THAT CORTISOL BUILDS UP AND CREATES A NUMBER OF STRESS-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.

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STRESS REACTION

THE COMPLEX OF EXPERIENCES AND OF COPING WITH STRESS IS CALLED THE STRESS REACTION. UNDER STRESS

PHYSICAL REACTIONS EMOTIONAL REACTIONS STRAINED FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ANGER/RAGE NERVOUS MOVEMENTS WITH FINGERS OR FEET IRRITATION/AGGRESSIVENESS FASTER BREATHING/HEARTBEAT HYPER-VIGILANCE EXCESSIVE SWEATING ANXIETY/PANIC TENSE MUSCLES/TREMBLING INSECURITY PALE FACE OR BLUSHING DISCONTENTMENT HYPERACTIVITY MOOD SWINGS SLEEPING PROBLEMS SADNESS/WORRY BACKACHES, TENSION, HEADACHES DEPRESSION

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MAIN EFFECTS OF STRESS ON TRAINING

IMPAIRED CONCENTRATIONIMPAIRED MEMORY CONSTRICTED PERCEPTIONTUNNEL VISION SITUATIONAL STEREOTYPING REPETITIVE THINKING SLOWED-DOWN PERFORMANCE ABSENT-MINDEDNESSDAY-DREAMING FORGETFULLNESS DIFFUSION OF ATTENTION POOR JUDGEMENT SIMPLE OR IMPULSIVE DECISIONSTHINKING BLOCKAGESTASK-IRRELEVANT BEHAVIOUR

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WAYS TO PREVENT STRESS

AS FAR AS THE TRAINEE IS CONCERNED THERE ARE FOUR FUNDAMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR BEING EQUIPPED TO COPE WITH UNNECESSARY STRESS. 1. THEY SHOULD HAVE A HIGH, BUT REALISTIC SELF SELF-CONFIDENCE IN THEIR LEARNING ABILITY. TO FEEL UNSURE GENERATES NEGATIVE THOUHTS WHICH INTERFERE WITH TRAINING.

2. THEY SHOULD HAVE GOOD LEARNING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY SECURE AND RELIABLE SUPPORT FROM THEIR INSTRUCTOR. NO FEELINGS OF BEING INSECURE.

3. THEY SHOULD KNOW THE DEMANDS OF THE TRAINING SYSTEM AND OF THE ACTUAL TASK. 4. THEY SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN CONTROLLING BY KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE HAD PERFORMANCE SUCCESSES.

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WAYS TO PREVENT STRESS IN TRAINING

HAVE AN OPEN MIND CONCERNING TRAINEE PROBLEMS. BE APPROACHABLE. ALWAYS TELL THE TRAINEE WHAT THE OBJECTIVE IS. BE HONEST IN YOUR ASSESSMENT.

THE TRAINEE SHOULD SCORE SUCCESSES TO A DEGREE THAT THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE WILL BE