MANAGING STRESS for Management skills subject

1. Introduction

Skill Development program has been set to help students identify a specific skills that they wish to develop throughout the semester. For this skill development program, I have chosen managing stress skill, as this skill would definitely benefit me in my life, such as in my work career and in my personal life. Every single individual in the world must have experienced stress, where it is usually produced by their own dread feelings when they are facing particular circumstances. This report will examine on how Managing Stress helps university students, like me, through its specific techniques, in order to avoid stress and therefore improve our performances and outcomes.

2. Literature Review

This section will present the reviews from some literatures that I have managed to read in order to develop my stress management skill further. It gives some perspectives on how to approach this topic; by understanding stress we can get more effective solutions.

English: Stress Management for IT professionals

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2.1 Understanding Stress

Before I give a more precise definition, it would be helpful to examine some popular misconceptions about stress. Firstly, You should strive to eliminate all stress in your life. This statement is absolutely false. If life is stress-free, I would not study for final exams or jog an extra mile. Stress with positive implications is often referred to as eustress . The right amount and type of stress can make life exciting; in fact, stress has been called the "spice of life". Secondly, Stress is just "in your head." It cannot really harm you. This misconception is common in the past but less prevalent today. Most people now acknowledge that stress is linked to mental and physical illness. Thirdly, Stress is really just anxiety or nervous tension. If you calm down, then you would not be stressed. This statement is an...