About Stress

Against a background of mounting research evidence it has become clear that stress has a dysfunctional impact on both individual and organisational outcomes (Cooper & Cartwright, 2013).

 

Stress reactions are not ‘just’ stress reactions and can be accompanied with decreased cognitive abilities: affecting attention, concentration and memory (Maslach & Schaufeli, 2002; Van der Linden et al., 2005; Schwabe et al., 2012), and psychological states such as depression and anxiety (Hammer et al., 2004; Tennant, 2001; Thorsteinsson et al., 2014; Strazdins et al., 2004; Wang & Pattern 2001). As such, it can impact satisfaction with life and well-being in general.

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High levels of stress in a persons life or work life, can increase anxiety and be the root cause of depression. Without figuring out why you feel like you do, it will be harder to change the environmental impact and make the changes yo want to make. It is also important to focus on and understand the external factors that contribute to stress reactions, and not just how to deal with the symptoms.