Stressors Which are they?
Stress is caused by various factors
External stressors: physical conditions, stressful psychological environments such as working conditions and abusive relationships, bullying
Internal stressors: physical ailments such as infection or inflammation, or psychological problems such as worrying about something
It is easy to see that work can be a source of both external and internal stressors
Short-term “acute” stress is the reaction to immediate threat. This is when the primitive part of the brain and certain chemicals within the brain cause a reaction to potentially harmful stressors or warnings (just as if preparing the body to run away or defend itself), such as noise, over-crowding, danger, bullying or harassment, or even an imagined or recalled threatening experience. When the threat subsides the body returns to normal.
Long-term “chronic” stressors are those pressures which are ongoing and continuous, Examples of chronic stressors include: ongoing pressurised work, ongoing relationship problems, isolation, and persistent financial worries.
The working environment can generate both acute and chronic stressors, but is more likely to be a source of chronic stressors.
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