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Carolyn Jeffries and Shari Tarver Behring

SUN Program

March 2015

Step 3. Identify your stressors.

Reflect on and make a list of what causes you stress in your work and personal life. Below are general and specific

sample lists to get you started in the reflection process.

General Stressors

Specific Stressors

¨ Overload (too much to do):

¨ personal health issues

¨ isolating work situations

¨ Pressure (too many demands, obligations, and

¨ lack of administrator support

responsibilities):

¨ lack of time

¨ money problems

¨ Inadequate rewards (too few satisfactions):

¨ accelerated change

¨ unrealistic workloads or demands

¨ Interpersonal concerns with coworkers, children,

¨ pressure to perform without resources

spouse, or other family members:

¨ others:

For a list of life events that typically cause stress, see the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory at

After you’ve identified your stressors, list your five major stressors under the Current Major Stressors column in the table

in Step 5.

Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling

Michael D. Eisner College of Education, CSUN

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