Understanding and dealing with stress and pressure in the workplace

摘要

Stress is the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them, as defined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which exists to protect people against risks to their health or safety arising out of work activities. On the HSE website (www.hse. gov.uk), it explains that, although stress in itself is not an illness, excessive or prolonged stress can lead to ill health.