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Characterising Stress. Part 1 The Range of Stress Reactions

Characterising Stress. Part 1 The Range of Stress Reactions This twopart article starts by summarising the story ofstress as developed in the training and development literatureand presented on courses for stress management. The story is viewed ashelpful but incomplete, for it is only in its simplicity that itaccounts for individuals similarities, and only in its vagueness doesit account for their differences. A need is identified to embellish thestory of stress with a comprehensive framework which describes andprovides a rationale for both the diversity and similarity ofindividuals stress reactions. In particular, a framework is requiredwhich goes beyond fight or flight and illuminates howpeople are physically, behaviourally, mentally and emotionally understress. What is needed is a coherent and holistic account of personalcharacter in stress. One such characterisation of stress is described,based on stress continuum. At one end of the continuum is located thevariety of temporary startle reactions of individuals totransient stressors towards the middle is the range of stressedresponses displayed by individuals experiencing continuing,strengthening and cumulating stressors and at the other end comes theemergence of stress characters which have cemented habitual andenduring stressed behaviours into characteristic ways of being in theworld. Parts 1 and 2 expand upon this continuum. Part 1 provides aholistic description of the full range of individuals startle reactionsand stressed responses. Part 2 describes the emergence of stresscharacters, links these characters to the stressors that prompt them andthe effects they produce, and considers the methodological implicationsof the frameworks for those wishing to help alleviate individualsstress. Overall, the article develops the original stress story towardsone which matches, and beyond that serves to integrate and provide arationale for, the full qualitative diversity of individuals stress. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of European Industrial Training Emerald Publishing

Characterising Stress. Part 1 The Range of Stress Reactions

Stuart, Roger
Journal of European Industrial Training , Volume 15 (2) – Feb 1, 1991
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Abstract

This twopart article starts by summarising the story ofstress as developed in the training and development literatureand presented on courses for stress management. The story is viewed ashelpful but incomplete, for it is only in its simplicity that itaccounts for individuals similarities, and only in its vagueness doesit account for their differences. A need is identified to embellish thestory of stress with a comprehensive framework which describes andprovides a rationale for both the diversity and similarity ofindividuals stress reactions. In particular, a framework is requiredwhich goes beyond fight or flight and illuminates howpeople are physically, behaviourally, mentally and emotionally understress. What is needed is a coherent and holistic account of personalcharacter in stress. One such characterisation of stress is described,based on stress continuum. At one end of the continuum is located thevariety of temporary startle reactions of individuals totransient stressors towards the middle is the range of stressedresponses displayed by individuals experiencing continuing,strengthening and cumulating stressors and at the other end comes theemergence of stress characters which have cemented habitual andenduring stressed behaviours into characteristic ways of being in theworld. Parts 1 and 2 expand upon this continuum. Part 1 provides aholistic description of the full range of individuals startle reactionsand stressed responses. Part 2 describes the emergence of stresscharacters, links these characters to the stressors that prompt them andthe effects they produce, and considers the methodological implicationsof the frameworks for those wishing to help alleviate individualsstress. Overall, the article develops the original stress story towardsone which matches, and beyond that serves to integrate and provide arationale for, the full qualitative diversity of individuals stress.

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Journal of European Industrial Training – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 1991

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