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Associate Level Material Stress and Illness in the Workplace Matrix Use the following table to describe the relationship between stress and health in the workplace and to identify ways to reduce stress in the workplace. If you use additional sources, include citations consistent with APA guidelines. |What is the relationship between stress and health in the workplace' |Stress is defined as anything that poses a challenge. In the world today many work places have | | |challenges and as too many of these will provide stress. When employees begin to stress to much they can| | |develop depression or even an ulcer. This in turn can cause absenteeism or low productivity. | |Identify a situation in which you experienced stress in the workplace or provide a |Last year I took a position as an assistant manager of a Family Dollar, it was a small store and the | |fictional example. |duties were not that complicated. The Store Manager at the time understood that I was in school and | | |worked with me. Well they changed managers and the new one would schedule hours of 40-60 hours a week | | |for me at our store and others. I had informed her that I was in school and my grades were slipping and | | |I needed to cut my hours. All she said was it was part of having a job. My stress levels went through | | |the roof trying to do everything that she was putting on me. | |List ways to reduce stress in the workplace from the situation or example you |I tried to avoid the store manager as much as possible I even tried to put in a transfer to another store| |provided. |but she turned it down. So I sat down with my husband and weighed everything out that was important. My| | |schooling came out on top and my grades came up. | |How do social-support systems modify stressors on an individual' |Social support system can help a person to air out what they are keeping inside of them. However they | | |need to be careful as to who they are speaking to. Even though you might be stressing this is your | | |position of employment, telling the wrong person can cause serious problems. |