Describe at least 2 routine habits that can help you cope with stress and negative emotions at work.

Access most of this week’s resources through EReserves (Ares).  Below, each resource is (a) described in terms of how it contributes to this week’s lesson and (b) cited.  You also will see a note about whether you need to review the entire resource or only certain parts of it.

The following reading describes the scope of work-related stress and suggest ways to cope with it.  Your journal entry will require you to talk about how you cope with stress, so I recommend that you review the entry’s questions before going through the reading (select journal entry from the lesson navigation menu).

American Psychological Association. (2018). Coping with stress at work. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/work-stress.aspx (read all 2 pages)

Sometimes work-related stress is particularly high.  Read about how one person coped with this kind of stress.  Even though you may cope differently, this reading also may help you complete your journal entry (select journal entry from the lesson navigation menu).

Clinton, H. R. (2017). Grit and gratitude (pp. 16-35). In H. R. Clinton, What Happened. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. (read all 20 pages)

Questions:

• Think about a time when you experienced a lot of stress and negative emotions at work or school (it does not necessarily have to relate to a moral problem).  Answer the following questions:

What happened? 

How, if at all, did you cope with the stress?

What coping methods, if any, worked?

What coping methods, if any, did not work?

• Describe at least 2 immediate ways in which you could cope with stress and negative emotions when facing moral dilemmas at work.

Describe at least 2 routine habits that can help you cope with stress and negative emotions at work.