Managing Stress

Duration: 34 min.

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1978

Creator: McGraw

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Points out that manageable stress levels can result in productivity, while excessive stress levels that are improperly managed can be debilitating. Focuses on work-related stress caused by overwork, conflicting demands by superiors, time pressures and office politics. Explains how to reduce undue stress and how to handle stress correctly., Points out that the manageable stress level can result in productivity, while excessive stress levels can be debilitating. Explains how to recognize undue stress and how to handle stress correctly.

Complete Record: , Stress in moderation is healthy and energizing for most people, but it can also build into unhealthy tension. This film presents important research-based information on work-related stress. It is designed to help the viewer recognize common sources of stress, assess his or her own capacity to tolerate stress, and become more aware of alternative means for coping with stress., Uses dramatizations, animation, and documentary footage to investigate the physiological and psychological effects of work-related stress on peop1e in various situations. Looks at Type A and B personalities and explains methods for coping with stress, such as biofeedback, meditation, hypnosis, exercise, and a stress reduction technique used by Dr. James Manuso. Details methods managers can use to work with employees in stressful situations., , Points out that the manageable stress level can result in productivity, while excessive stress levels can be debilitating. Explains how to recognize undue stress and how to handle stress correctly.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.