Workplace Stress Assessment PDF

Running head: WORKPLACE STRESS
WORKPLACE STRESS
Name of Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Case study........................................................................................................................................3
Analysis and application..................................................................................................................5
Critical review.................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
Workplace stress refers to a situation where the employees are faced with emotional and
psychological harm because there is conflict between the demands of the job of the employees
and the control of employees over the job demands. Workplace stress may be due to many
reasons or just a single reason. Some of the major reasons for workplace stress include- conflict
between the team members of an organization, lack of flexibility in the job, lack of recognition in
the organization and other similar reasons (Kinman & Jones, 2005). Stressors refer to situations
of strain or stress and there can be three main types of stressors such as the chronic stress, acute
stress and also episodic stress. Further different individuals react differently to theses stressors.
The main aim of the paper is to identify and discuss about a situation of workplace stress, carry
out an analysis of the same and then finally carry out critical review. The paper will therefore
discuss about the case study or a situation of stress, analysis and application and can therefore it
will also discuss about a critical review of the case.
Discussion
Case study
I am presently working in an organization which is engaged in providing health care
services to the customers. My job role requires me to carry out administrative duties, answering
telephone, updating the medical records of the patients, handling correspondence, handling
various other books and also to coordinate with other professionals of healthcare to ensure
smooth functioning of the organization. However I have to face a lot of stress at work because of
job role ambiguity, conflict between team members, lack of proper work life balance and also
includes- lack of recognition. I feel stressed at workplace because I am asked to carry out a lot of