... to lie Bailley's (1991) comment that stress, while part of working life. '...Can also be the spice of life'? While stress is notoriously difficult to define accurately, it is possible to identify three broad pressure sources, which might be termed: Self-imposed (arising out of our personalities, values and beliefs); Situational (stemming from our domestic circumstances and our circle of family and friends); Occupational (originating in the working environment). It would seem perfectly reasonable to assume that our personalities influence to a significant extent - how we react to situational and occupational pressures. In other worlds, this will mean that the' pain threshold' varies from on individual to another according to our emotional resilience. The categorisation above is also significant for a somewhat different reason. While the impact of personalities and the significance of emotional resilience cannot e overlooked, it is surely important to take into account ...

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