Neurological Underpinnings to Understanding and Dealing with Stress at Work
Mousumi Padhi, Kalpana Sahoo
NHRD Network Journal October 1, 2018 DOI: 10.1177/2631454118800853 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Mindfulness Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that since environmental stressors are continually present, resilience is a better antidote than stress removal, and contends that mindfulness and meditation can structurally alter the brain through neuroplasticity to improve stress responses. The argument draws on recent neuroscience findings. |
Abstract
Abstract In 1992, a United Nations report had called work stress as ‘The 20th Century Disease’. The ‘always on’ economy of the 21st century has ensured that the prevalence of work-related stress is omnipresent even now like the mobile phones that perpetrate it. As stressors in the environment are continually present, what appears to be an antidote, is to change the response and have a more resilient response. In discussing resilient response, the article more specifically focuses on neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity or ‘brain plasticity’ refers to the brain’s ability to change or adapt both physically and functionally throughout life by stimulation from one’s environment, behaviour, thinking, emotions, etc. The article is based on this plasticity and the contention that brain can be structurally altered through the practice of mindfulness and meditation to develop resilience to stress, and respond better to stress. The article draws from the recent findings in neuroscience to strengthen this argument.
Citations in the library
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- Cultivating multiple aspects of attention through mindfulness meditation accounts for psychological well-being through decreased rumination. Psychology Research and Behavior Management June 29, 2015