Eustress In Social Work

Eustress In understanding stress, it is also important to identify the aspects of good stress, also known as, eustress. Stickle and Scott (2016) described eustress as a psychological response that is positively related to a stressor. Social workers can have a positive experience within the workplace that can give them the drive and encouragement to keep moving forward. Galluch, Grover, and Thatcher (2015) also described eustress as a positive stressor that an individual seeks outs, such as being excited, learning, and even exercise can bring positive experiences personally and professionally. Eustress can have many benefits to a professional social worker within the field. Experiencing eustress shows that the worker is within a healthly state of mind and is fully present within the current task that is being completed (Stickle & Scott, 2016). The authors continued by explaining that when workers have a positive stressful experience within the workplace, it helped them to think clearly enough to solve any problems they are having (Stickle & Scott, 2016). However, every stress has its disadvantage, Galluch et al. (2015) described how to much of a good

The emotional components of each type of stress are important to consider because it can help direct a social worker in how to manage their stress and positively move from distress to eustress. Galluch et al. (2015) stated that the emotional responses for eustress are happiness, compassion, love, pride, and relief; consequently, distress holds emotions such as anger, disgust, sadness, guilt, jealousy, and anxiety. It is vital to understand in this research study that stress is not always a negative experience to have, however, how one handles their stress is the key factor to maintain. If stress is experienced on a prolonged basis, it can cause severe problems to an individual on multiple