1. SECTION A1.1 Article 1. Stress ManagementFrom Mount's (2008) psychological perspective, stress is part of everyone's life. Stress is a response that involves the whole person including mental, emotional, physical and behavioral components. Based on these forms of stress, they can concoct different levels of mindset, further placing unnecessary demands on the body and mind, creating more burden on a person's life force and mental health (Mount, 2008). When stress begins to evolve, it can become evident in many different ways. Emotional symptoms that may be seen with adverse reactions to stress include moodiness and irritability (Mount, 2008). There may also be a change in mood expressed through depression or anxiety. There have been feelings of panic and impulsive behavior, as well as emotional withdrawal and isolation caused by stress implications leading to unstable health with a detrimental impact on people's lives. Mount's research methodology derives from facts based on previous studies, creating a quantitative analysis of psychological stress. Mounts' methodology is primarily based on the Life Change Units scale developed by Holmes and Rahe in 1967. The scale demonstrates the numerical classification of stress. Their belief is that stressors of up to 150, in any given year, are normal and not problematic; however, at 150-199, you have a 37% chance of getting sick and at 200-299 it rises to 51% with 300+ associated with a 79% chance of experiencing some type of physical or psychological illness. This scale is based on classifying problem situations that people encounter by assigning a numerical value and combining them with others to obtain a combined number to determine the level of stress.Basic...... middle of paper...... Survey on Detection and management of psychological stress in organizations operating in project and construction management. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, [online] 119, pp.682–691. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.lib.uts.edu.au/science/article/pii/S1877042814021673# [Accessed 20 April 2014].Chu-Lien Chao, R, 2011. Managing Stress and well-being maintenance: social support, problem-focused coping, and avoidant coping. Journal of Consulting and Development, [online]. Vol.89 (3), p.338-348. Available at: http://articles.lib.uts.edu.au/search?q=managing+stress+and+well+being&page=1 [Accessed 16 April 2014].Mount, G, 2008. Stress Management. Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations, [online]. Vol.2 (1), p.83-89. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com.ezproxy.lib.uts.edu.au/doi/pdf/10.1300/J173v02n01_06 [Accessed 08 April 2014].
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