1. OF COURSE YOU’RE STRESSED! Coping with Stress, Loss and Trauma in the Workplace Dr John Gasson MBChB,FCA(SA)LRCP(Edin)LRCS(Edin)LRCP&S(Glasg) CAPE TOWN June 5 th 2003

5. STRESS A survival response involving the primitive emotional brain….the limbic system Final common pathway…. THE STRESS HORMONES Fixed behavioural responses JOHN GASSON

6. STRESS SUPERACHIEVER SUPERPLEASER AGGRESSIVELY PASSIVELY JOHN GASSON

7.  THREE BAD THINGS  THREE BAD THINGS ABOUT STRESS  THREE GOOD THINGS  THREE GOOD THINGS ABOUT STRESS  THREE THINGS TO DO  THREE THINGS TO DO ABOUT STRESS JOHN GASSON

8. It makes you behave like an idiotSTRESS Three Bad Things JOHN GASSON

9. It makes you behave like an idiot It makes you ill STRESS Three Bad Things JOHN GASSON

10. It makes you behave like an idiot It makes you ill It turns you into an idiot STRESS Three Bad Things JOHN GASSON

11. STRESS Three Good Things  It keeps you alive JOHN GASSON

12. PerformancePerformance Apathy Boredom Anxiety Terror Stress Underload Optimal Overload stress JOHN GASSON THE STRESS CONTINUUM

13. STRESS Three Good Things  It keeps you alive  It keeps you focused JOHN GASSON

14. STRESS Three Good Things  It keeps you alive  It keeps you focused  It can be fun JOHN GASSON

15. STRESS THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF STRESS HORMONES JOHN GASSON

16. STRESS THREE THINGS TO DO ABOUT IT R ECOGNISE IT A TTITUDE CHANGE M OBILISE JOHN GASSON

17. STRESS THREE THINGS TO DO ABOUT IT R ECOGNISE IT JOHN GASSON

18. STRESS THREE THINGS TO DO ABOUT IT R ECOGNISE IT A TTITUDE CHANGE Explore your options JOHN GASSON

19. CORPORATE ATTITUDE CHANGES STRESS LEVELS Cognitive evaluation- (personal interpretation) Feelings of competency Availability of social supports Control over own destination Predictability of stressful events JOHN GASSON

20. STRESS THREE THINGS TO DO ABOUT IT R ECOGNISE IT A TTITUDE CHANGE M OBILISE JOHN GASSON

21. STRESS A PERSONAL ACTION PLAN R ECOGNISE IT A TTITUDE CHANGE M OBILISE JOHN GASSON

22. QUESTIONS? Of course I’m stressed ? JOHN GASSON

23. STRESS SUMMARY  STRESS AFFECTS YOUR BUSINESS  STRESS CAN BE SERIOUS  START A PERSONAL ACTION PLAN NOW! JOHN GASSON

24. STRESS PERSONAL ACTION PLAN R ECOGNISE IT A TTITUDE CHANGE M OBILISE JOHN GASSON EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS