1. Factors creating stress  Blue-50 percent of general population  Broken promises  Too much negative criticism.  People talking about them behind their backs.  Not discussing what is occurring.  Conflict  Lying  Rejection  Lack of social contacts  Placing the system before people in it.

2. Factors creating stress  Gold- 10 percent of general population  Incomplete tasks  Ambiguous Tasks (Vague,Unclear,confusing)  Disorganization  Too many things going on at the same time.  People who do not follow through  Too many questions directed at them  Irresponsibility of others  Waste  Changing details  Lack of structure  Lack of direction

3. Factors creating stress  Green- 30 percent of general population  Not being in charge  Lack of independence  Incompetence (Lack of)  Emotional delays  Lack of options  Inability to use or display knowledge  Small-talk  Routine  Social Functions  Lack of recognition of high ability.

4. Factors creating stress  Orange- 10 percent of general population  Too much responsibility  Redundancy  Deadlines  Rules and regulations  Being stuck at a desk  Non-negotiable and imposed structure.  Too much attention to product and not enough to performance/results.  Criticism  Lack of fun at work or in school

5. Review for the test  Understand and be able to explain what stress is.  The stages of the adaptation syndrome. (alarm, resistance and exhaustion stage)  Stress can be categorized into 3 main areas and examples of them.  Stress Signals and examples  Long term stress and its complications  What happens to the body during stress.  Essay- choose 3 stressors in your life and for each 1 write the following. 1.Identify what the stressor is and 2.what are some signs you get that you identify that you are under stress. How do you cope with the stress 3.both negative and positive examples. What could you do 4.in the future to lower the amount of stress in your life?