Stress Management: 02. Avoidable and Unavoidable Stress

Learning objectives
- Differentiate Between Avoidable and Unavoidable Stress: Understand and distinguish between avoidable and unavoidable stressors through the use of examples/scenarios.
- Identify and Categorize Workplace Stress Sources: Recognize and classify common sources of workplace stress, including management issues, job responsibilities, relationships, career concerns, and environmental factors, as either avoidable or unavoidable.
- Understand Stress Impact on Health: Explore how both avoidable and unavoidable stressors impact mental and physical health, including specific concerns such as anxiety and depression.
- Apply Practices for Managing Unavoidable Stress: Implement basic techniques, such as deep breathing and meditation, to effectively manage unavoidable stress.
- Analyze Stress Effects on Well-Being: Evaluate how different types of stress affect overall well-being and assess the risks associated with chronic stress on health.
Course overview
Stress is a part of life, but some stress can be avoided with the right attitude. In this program, we'll discuss the four most common sources of workplace stressors: role, workload, responsibilities, and conflict. Then we'll go over the steps you need to take to avoid stress relating to these matters.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 7 minutes
- Format: Video
- English