Work Stress and Mental Health

Virtual Presentation

Speaker: Emuran Saidy

Work stress can have physical, emotional, psychological, and mental effects on employees. According to the Center for Disease Control, "work stress refers to the harmful physical and emotional effects when job requirements do not match workers’ resources or needs. Work stress can lead to poor mental and physical health." Furthermore, a worker might have the necessary resources available to them but a toxic work environment can have emotional and mental effects to an employee. My presentation will look at work stress and its effects on mental health, importance of self-care, participants will be able to understand their own level of stress at work. Moreover, I will also talk about the unique stressors at work that can affect an employee's personal well-being and how to cope with stress at work.