Apart from the traditional stressors like divorce and loss of a spouse, the modern working environment has increasingly made workers susceptible to many factors that trigger stress. According to Bickford (2005, p. 2), employees face low job satisfaction, overwork, decreased autonomy, and job security issues that induce stress that adversely affects their health. Michie (2002) stated that the interaction between work and home also causes stress (p. 69). On top of that, people have to deal with new environments resulting from job shifts like transfers or other changes of social life. Moreover, people are experiencing more academic demands and the transition from college to the job market. Besides, the constant exposure to new ideas, people, and temptations can also cause stress (“Introduction to stress management,” n.d).
Scott et al. (2015) stated that psychological stress is a critical risk factor due to its impacts on aging-related health problems. From this perspective, it follows that people need to take various steps to cope with stress factors that are not obvious. For instance, one may set priorities to ensure each activity gets enough time that would lead to little or no pressure in meeting deadlines. At the same time, one needs to examine expectations to make sure that set goals are realistic and achievable. On top of that, an individual needs to be realistic while handling new people, ideas, and academic work. For example, seeking help when needed and coming up with schedules with breaks to prevent burnouts. Besides, one can separate home and work by cutting off from all work-related activities when not on duty. For instance, a company may come up with a policy of "no email or message reply" after six in the evening to allow employees time to relax. Reducing the stressing factors means that the body produces little hormones/enzymes in response to the stressing issues and, as a result, the people would have fewer stress-related health problems.
References
Bickford, M. (2005). Stress in the Workplace: A General Overview of the Causes, the Effects, and the Solutions. Retrieved on February 21, 2016 from http://www.cmhanl.ca/pdf/Work%20Place%20Stress.pdf
Introduction to stress management. (n.d). Retrieved on February 21, 2016 from http://www.mc.edu/rotc/files/5713/1471/5877/MSL_101_Personal_Dev_Sect_01_Intro_t o_Stress_Management.pdf
Michie, S. (2002). Causes and Management of stress at work. BMJ 59 67-72. Retrieved on February 21, 2016 from http://oem.bmj.com/content/59/1/67.full.pdf
Scott, B. S., E. Graham-Engeland J., G. Engeland C., Smyth, M. J., Almeida, D. M. Katz, J. M., Sliwinski M. J. (2015). The Effects of Stress on Cognitive Aging, Physiology and Emotion (ESCAPE) Project. BMC Psychiatry. Retrieved on February 21, 2016 from http://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-015-0497-7
