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ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS AND BURNOUT

The purpose of this report is to provide an in-depth analysis of organizational stress and burnout. The sources, consequences, and prevention of stress and burnout at the organizational and individual levels will be emphasized.

Stress, in the negative connotation, can be defined as "incidents which cause discomfort, tension, and anxiety." With respect to positive connotations, stress can be defined as situations that generate .. excitement, stimulation, and arousal" (Quick and Quick, 1984, p. 2).

Stress, at a most general level, can be defined as referring to situations in which a person is overtaxed in some way. Within this framework, definitions have developed which emphasize different aspects of the overtaxing situation. These definitions involve references to "strain" (i.e., the negative or pathological outcomes of stress).

Stressors are physical and/or psychological demands, that are encountered in the course of living (Quick and Quick, 1984, p. 3).

The stress response is the "generalized, patterned, unconscious mobilization of the body's natural energy resources when confronted with a stressor" (Quick and Quick, 1984, p. 3). The stress response was identified above with reverence to Selye, the "father of stress." Several other stress responses are discussed below.

Stress responses are physiological or behavioral nature and represent the actions of the sympathetic nervous system and the endocrine system.

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is always active, although it is most active during emergency situations. For example, the heart beats faster and increases the amount of blood pumped with each beat. The blood supply to the muscles increases and the arteries dilate. The pupils dilate, the adrenal medulla secretes epinephrine which increases other SNS responses to generate greater energy for the muscles.

In the respiratory system, breathing rate increases, the lungs dilate, and the secretion...

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