Associate Level Material
Stress and Illness in the Workplace Matrix

Use the following table to describe the relationship between stress and health in the workplace and to identify ways to reduce stress in the workplace. If you use additional sources, include citations consistent with APA guidelines.

|What is the relationship between stress and health in the workplace? |Stress and health are directly affected by our place of work. I view it like this: we are often |
| |surrounded by our coworkers, more than we are by our extended families. For this reason, the level of |
| |stress that a particular work environment may cause can be detrimental to a person’s health. When anyone|
| |is stressed, it can create a number of problems with their health. |
|Identify a situation in which you experienced stress in the workplace or provide a |Fictional example: I had been scheduled to work 4 late shifts, out of 5 working days. Every other |
|fictional example. |employee only had to work 1 late shift. I brought it to her attention and explained that it was not part|
| |of the job requirements when I was hired on. She was visibly upset that I had brought it up and did not |
| |want to discuss it at all. Instead, she changed the schedule and made it unbearably tense for the |
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