Stressors
I mentioned in one of my previous p osts that I will follow up with a post about stressors, so here it is. In this post I will talk about stressors. Stress is caused when a person comes across stressors. Stressors are events, processes or other persons that raise our stress levels. For example – if we just do not like anything about our job then even the mere sight of the workplace can cause us to get stressed. Similarly, the very sight of someone with whom we have an uncomfortable relationship can cause us to feel stress. It could also be a particular aspect of a larger thing that can cause us to feel stress. For example – we like our work but we may not like a particular part of our role and we might feel stressed on the day when we have to perform the duties that we do not like. These stressors can be personal - emanating from and generally affecting personal life or they can be occupational – emanating from and generally affecting our work life. Occasional