Week 9

After taking all of these tests I scored 115 on the stress inventory test, a 63 on problem-focused coping on the Coping and Stress Management test, and 44 on impatience on the Type A personality test. I was not surprised by the Type A personality test generality, because it says I tend to have warm interactions but may be prone to reacting to my irritability, which can lead to an increased risk of heart disease. I was not aware of this and was surprised to learn that even my moderate results indicated a risk for this. From the stress inventory, I learned that I was at a relatively low risk to experience a health crisis in the next two years and had a relatively low-stress inventory. In the coping and stress management test, my results taught me that this is a generally good approach for life’s problems, but when things are out of my control I may cause myself more stress. As I progress through my professional career to help manage stress i will have to learn when problems are not in my control and to let them go. I also will need to become better at reacting to things that people might do in my organization that annoy or frustrate me especially when it has little to do with me to help minimize those intense reactions that come from my moderate type A personality results. This article, https://www.forbes.com/sites/mindsharepartners/2022/11/10/chronic-stress-is-the-new-normal-three-ways-organizations-can-support-employees/?sh=3572baf1128d, suggests that allowing people to be able to talk about negative work experiences and have them dealt with can help employees handle stress in the work place better, and that companies are starting implement this.