Tyler McCleskey<\/p>\n\n\n
After having taken three of the different tests, I feel that I have gotten to know a little bit more about the ways in which I experience and react to different stressors in my life. To begin, after having taken the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory, I realize that as of currently, I have experienced a relatively low amount of life change in the past year and thus have a low susceptibility to stress-induced health breakdown. The score that I received was a 142 which is below 150 where the chances of a stress induced health breakdown begin to increase. After taking the Coping and Stress Management Skills Test, I found that I tend to use Problem-Focused Coping. While this can be good for situations where the stressor I am facing is controllable, they tend to be somewhat ineffective for stressors that are out of my control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After taking the Type A Personality Test, I received results that said that I showed warmth and tolerance the majority of the time and was generally trustful of others but that I was prone to impatience when faced with stressful situations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some steps that I can take to manage my stress in my career is to focus on things I can control while trying not to put as much worry in the aspects that I cannot control. I feel that this can also be incorporated into my personal life in general. Moreover, I feel that throughout my career, I should make an effort to continue to be tolerant but to express concerns and stress in a way that does not cause impatience and anger to build up over long periods of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After doing some research into the ways in which organizations are working to help manage employee health and stress, I found that many companies are investing in training for managers and leaders so that they may effectively recognize and respond to employees demonstrating high stress levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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