EMOTIONAL DISTRESS

AMONG TEACHERS :
STRESS

INTRODUCTION
Teachers face challenges from many aspects such as
parents, society, administration and ministry.
The changes in the educational system bring great
pressure to the teachers.

The emotional distress is the results of teachers

responsibilities in carrying out their tasks with limited time
and misunderstanding among the collegues

CONCEPT
STRESS is a state of disturbance of
emotions, thoughts and physical means.
Depressed resulted from the problems
faced.
Kyriacou (2000) states teachers stress refers
to unwanted emotional experience of the
teachers such as stress, frustration, anxiety

Imaginative
Anticipation

Here or
Now

Reactive

TYPES
OF
STRESS

Negative

a one-time situation
a teacher in an
argument, meeting,
examination, slip on stairs
and etc.

Teachers respond to
the events that have
been expected.

During Open Day,

teachers need to face
the parents.

Individuals who think and

imagine something horror and
scary and so forth.
For example, afraid of dark and
being alone at home, afraid of
shadow and etc.

Reactive
Resulted from the previous
events or experience.
Happen naturally and
sometimes can be a
treatment process
For example, the flashback of
losing someone, flashback on
hurtful moments and etc.

Happen when something

culminates (memuncak)
in period of days, weeks
or years.
Usually happen because
of one reason only.
Example: money

THE CAUSES OF TEACHER

STRESS
(DUNHAM & VARMA, 1998)
Teaching demotivated students
Maintaining the discipline in the classroom

and school
Time and work pressure

Managing changes

Being evaluated by other parties

Self-concept and status

Pressure from administration
Roles conflict and indefinite task
Working environment that is nor
conductive

Research from NUTP (National Union of

Teaching Profession proved that
69 % of teachers have emotional
distress resulted from
pressure from parents and
students (83 %)
work burden (79 %)
promotion prospect(74 %)
unfair evaluation (72 %)

Cognitive

Emotional

Behaviour

Physical

cognitivism
Memory problems
distracted / cannot focus

inaccurate evaluation
often feel anxious
negativism

Emosional
Moody
easily get agry
anxious / restless / uneasy
feels like crying

feels lonely and depressed

sad

physical
tense muscle and joint pain
constipation and diarrhea
headache
dizzy
chest pain

physical
Proble with bowel or digestive systems
Rapid heartbeat
Ulcer
Loss of sexual desire or ability
Frequently got colds or infection

behavioural
eating disorder
insomnia or sleep more
isolation
irresponsible

behavoral
Smoking, drug and alcohol abuse
Anxiety movements (biting nails,
scratching, move front and backwards)

Stress effects
POSITIVES
Source of self
motivation
Positive change
Personal excellence
Work harder
Personal competition
Optimism
Self confidence

NEGATVES
Declining
performance
Restless
Lost patience
Feel guilty
Low self-esteem

Is it
moving?

Fast
???

Slow
???

There is a very, very tall coconut

tree and there are 4 animals.
King Kong, an Ape, an Orangutan
and a Monkey pass by.
They decide to compete to see who
is the fastest to get a banana off the
tree.
Who do you guess will win?
Your answer will reflect your
personality.
Think carefully . . . Try and answer
within 30 seconds

If your answer is:

Orangutan= you're sick
Ape= you need a break
Monkey = worse, you suppose to be
in the hospital right now..
King Kong= I think you better take 1
year med leave..
Why?!?!?!?!?

A Coconut tree doesn't have

bananas!
Obviously you're stressed and
overworked.
Take some time off and relax!

CONCLUSION
Every human being cannot escape from the
life test. Rest assured that for every
problem there is a solution, provided that
people are strong enough to face all tests

THANK YOU