•Will I get reprimanded? (Perhaps, but not for sure.)
•Will my boss think less of me? (Perhaps, but not for sure.)
Negative stress is truly justi ed only if the answer is yes to either of the rst two questions.
e thought process just described allows stressful situations to be properly evaluated
and kept in perspective. You, therefore, avoid the stress that comes from overreacting to a
situation.
Organizational Coping Strategies
Organizations are also increasingly realizing that they should be involved in managing their
employees’ stress. ere are two di erent rationales for this view. One is that because ...
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