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What Did I Find Out About Myself?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was able to take 3 online tests to help determine my personality in stressful situations, what coping skills I use, and what percent chance I will have a stressed-induced breakdown. From Psychology Today, I took their Type A Personality Test<\/mark>\u00a0and Coping & Stress Management Skills Test.<\/mark> What I learned about myself is that “My interactions with others, while characterized by warmth and tolerance the majority of the time, may occasionally be tinged with impatience and hostility.” I was surprised about the hostility being a part of the results. I also learned ” … our results indicate that you sometimes use problem-focused strategies in order to cope with stress.\u00a0” This I do find to be true, I try to make best of the situation at hand. However, with situations that aren’t controllable it is harder to not stress if things are not going my way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly I took the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory<\/mark>, where you get points from events that happened within the last year. The more points, the more likely you are to have a major health breakdown within the next 2 years. I scored 149, which to me is a relief. This states that I have a relatively low amount of life change within the last year which means I have a low susceptibility to stress-induced health breakdown. I do want to mention, that I have been diagnosed with anxiety, in which I take medication and go to therapy weekly. I believe if I wasn’t doing these things regularly, my results would be drastically different. I would continue to go to therapy and take medication to help cope with my everyday life stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are Organizations Doing to Help Their Employees Manage Their Health and Cope with Stress?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Currently, there are many ways that companies are starting to incorporate wellness into work. From Forbes, some of these ideas are; Coaching Opportunities, Meeting-Free Days, Substance Use and Coping Resources, Regular Benefits Reviews, Employee Stress Surveys, and more. In regards to the few ways I mentioned above, I think these are great ways a company can help show their employees that they are valued and are cared for. By providing these resources, employees will lead a less stressful life and might lead to having better wellness overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel, E. (2024, October 9). 18 Stress management initiatives businesses can implement today. Forbes<\/em>. https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/councils\/forbeshumanresourcescouncil\/2024\/10\/09\/18-stress-management-initiatives-businesses-can-implement-today\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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