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Over the past few decades, many people are hearing more
about job related stress. With many households depending on
duel incomes, people are working more and having less
leisure time. Many claim that job stress has contributed to
such illnesses as heart disease, depression, gastric
problems, exhaustion, and many other related illnesses.
This paper will focus on the background issues surrounding
stress; as well as, the steps that need to be taken by one’s
self and the employer.
According to The Random House Dictionary, stress is
defined as “physical, mental, or emotional tension.” Job
stress occurs when demands are imposed upon the workers in
which they can not meet those demands, or when there are not
enough adequate supplies or information available for the
employee to perform their job as required (Paine, 1982, pg.
68).
In the book The Overworked American, author Juliet
Schor (1991) reports that 30 percent of adults......

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