WORK LIFE BALANCING from distress to eustress Henry Does, M.D.

Overview

• Expectations• Collecting attention• Lecture/ Q & A• Eliciting the Relaxation Response• Evaluation

Stress response

• Redirection blood• Heightened alertness• Glucose/fatty acids • Immunesystem/digestion

Stress concept (medical) A

• Fight-or-flight (Canon, 1915)• General adaptation

syndrome, GAS (Selye, 1932,1976)

Walther Bradford Canon

Hans Selye

Stress concept (psychological) B.

• Role conflict and ambiguity(Kahn et al, 1964)

• Cognitive appraisal and coping (Lazarus et al, 1967)

• Ego ideal – self-image(Levinson, 1975)

• Employee character strengths (Wright, Huang, 2008)

Stress concept (public health) C.

Preventive Stress Management in Organizations, second edition, 2012

Threat rigidity

• Restricted information flow• Constriction of control

Stress as challenge

• Positivity ratio: 3/1• http://www.positivityratio.com

Work-life/ Home-life

• Workaholism intimacy• Work/information overload

(24/7)

• Leisure time (play) > resilience

Work life programs • Flexible working conditions• Leave options• Child- and dependent care

benefits• Pro-family organizational

culture• Worksite wellness/assistance

programs

Why work-life programs?

• Expands discretion and control• Offer support

(life-skill educational programs)

Effectiveness work-life programs

• 50% lesser burnout and distress (Cascio, 2011)

Presence

Marlies Witjes

The Relaxation Response

• Muscles relax• Heart beats slower• Blood pressure decreases• Breathing becomes slower• Metabolism decreases• Nitric oxide increases

http://www.massgeneral.org/bhi/basics/eliciting_rr.aspx

Thank you

WORK LIFE BALANCINGfrom distress to eustress Henry Does, M.D.