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Stress and Resilience - Coggle Diagram

- - - - You may feel threatened
      - You feel or experience stress
      - 2.Then the situation becomes difficult
      - What happens next
      - You are in a situation
  - - - Muscle have more energy
      - Digestion is reduced
      - Blood pressure increases
      - Growth and reproductive functions inhibited
      - Heart beats fast
      - Increased activity in areas of the brain responsible for mood, motivation and fear.
  - - - Pressing the brake pedal suddenly to avoid a collision when driving.
      - Psychologically threatening moments, such as having to speak in public or meeting new people.
    - - Problems with concentration and memory
      - Sleep problems
      - Digestive problems
      - Weight gain or loss
      - Depression
      - Other physical or psychological problems
      - Anxiety
- - - - The best way to reduce and remove stress is through education and effective management.
- - - - Write down who could be harmed by the hazards and how.
    - - For each hazard, write down what controls are in place to manage these.
    - - Talk to employees to listen to their concerns and opinions about stress in the workplace.
    - - Discuss the findings with employees. You need to know about any processes or ways of working which you should follow.
    - - A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm.
    - - Put the agreed actions into practice.
- - - - Talking therapy
        
        Things like counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), guided self-help and family therapy with a professionally trained therapist.
      - Psychiatric medication
        
        Medications like antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilisers, sleeping pills and minor tranquilisers. These medications should not be taken without specialist advice and instruction via your GP or a mental health specialist.
      - Arts and creative therapies
        
        how doodling, drawing, colouring and painting helps him to focus his mind and manage his panic attacks.
      - Complementary therapies
        
        Things like meditation, yoga, massage, hypnotherapy, herbal remedies and acupuncture.
- - - - being organised
      - mindful
      - healthy social life
      - relaxed
  - - - You cannot change what has happened. you can choose how you respond and what you do next.
    - - Human beings are not perfect.
    - - Don't forget to phone a friend if you need support.
    - - We do not remember things like elephants do.
- - - - Personality
      - Past experiences
      - Current circumstances
      - and the people around us.
    - - Problem-solving
        
        Working out ways to solve problems.
      - Learn
        
        Every single thing that goes wrong is an opportunity to learn and grow and do things differently.
      - Get on
        
        Try to help others where you can. Prevent bullying, for both bullies and victims.
      - Be generous
        
        Keep an open mind. Be willing to adapt, change and learn. Give yourself to other people through compassion and forgiveness.
      - Gratitude
        
        Understand and value what you do both at work and in your personal life
      - Be courageous
        
        Protect and stand up for yourself. Approach new situations, new people, new demands with a positive attitude.
      - Aspiration
        
        Set yourself realistic goals that you can achieve based on things that are important to you. If something doesn't work, try different strategies to help you cope with pressure.
      - Be mindful
        
        Work on recognising your thoughts and emotions. See if you can identify if, or when, your amygdala is triggered and plan what you will do to get back on track.
      - Help
        
        Offer support to other people when they need it and don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.
      - Persevere
        
        When the going gets tough - keep going.
      - Know your limits
        
        Identify what you have the ability to control and understand where your boundaries and limitations are. Resist peer pressure.
  - - - Monitoring and addressing potential sources of stress.
      - Investigating whether performance issues, including absenteeism, of individual workers is in any way stress-related.
      - Ensuring that reasonable adjustments are made for any worker with a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act.
    - - As an employee, you must follow any training or support you are given and take responsibility for your own resilience.
    - - Processes and systems.
      - Policies and guidelines.
      - Proper risk management for work-related stress.
      - Training and support for all employees to enable them to develop their own resilience.