Towards a Self-Audit: An Action Plan

Running head: ACTION PLAN
ACTION PLAN
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
Author note:

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Table of Contents
Step 1: Extended critical review......................................................................................................2
Perception:..................................................................................................................................2
Environment:.............................................................................................................................3
Social:..........................................................................................................................................4
Physiological:..............................................................................................................................4
Personality:.................................................................................................................................4
Step 2: Analysis and application: Action plan.................................................................................5
(i) Self-audit:...............................................................................................................................5
· Time stressor:..........................................................................................................................6
· Conflict stressor:......................................................................................................................6
Situation stressors:.....................................................................................................................6
Anticipatory stressor:................................................................................................................6
Resilience factors:......................................................................................................................7
New actions and progress measures:........................................................................................8
Implementation of strategies:...................................................................................................9
References:...................................................................................................................................10

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The purpose of the assignment is to evaluate stress management practices from Assignment 1,
develop an action plan to enhance resilience approach and empower to continue to grow your
resilience. This assignment will be divided into two sections such as extended critical review and
Analysis and application: Action plan. The detailed analysis will be provided below.
Step 1: Extended critical review
As discussed by Badu et al. (2020), stress is an integral part of life and resulted in various
physical, social and psychological harm that impact the quality of life. In this case, in order to
manage stress may require an effective strategy to minimize stress and improve performance in
the working field. The purpose of this section is to draw on the analysis of the stressors and
stress responses and current strategies to manage stress.
Perception:
Wang et al. (2016), suggested that perceptions of working stress induces stress amongst
the individuals and shape the stress responses of the individuals. Considering the current context,
I feel that I failed to have a positive attitude in a difficult situation. While my role as a
department administrator is very demanding and I acquire various skills and training to address
numerous issues, with an increased responsibility I feel apprehensive regarding the fact that I
may not able to perform the task that was allocated to me. Moreover, I have self-doubt and often
feel incompetent that I will able to pay attention to the task that was allocated to me.
Consequently, it affected my performance as a department administrator to maintain a positive
attitude in a difficult situation. Looking at the challenges from a different perception or a
different point of view can be an effective strategy to manage workplace stress.

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Skills:
Street, Lacey and Somoray (2019), suggested that stress management skills are
considered as a wide number of sills that enable individuals to control stress responses and
improve daily functioning. While I have identified that I have numerous skills t and training to
tackle issues, I have no such particular skills that can help me relax. However, sometimes
working in the empty desk and clearing desk for working with fewer things that create peaceful
visual effects and relaxed me to manage my stress as well as improve performance. I feel I have
excellent communication skills that helped me to communicate with my co-workers and feel
relax when I am experiencing stress. In this context, conflict management and time management
skills can be effective to manage workplace stress and improve the performance in the working
field.
Environment:
Rose (2017), suggested that the environment of the workplace is the potential contributing
factors behind the increased stress in the working environment. In the current context, it can be
said that experiencing three structural changes within the department is one of the contributing
factors behind the development of stress. Moreover, increased responsibility in the administrator
roles and pressure regarding job security due to a changing environment are also contributing
factors behind the stress experienced in the work environment. Hansen et al. (2018), suggested
that a range of environmental stressors and associated stress are uncontrollable. At this juncture,
effective resilience factors or strategies include seeking support from peers through
communication, reframing perception of being incompetent and adapting to the situation.