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Being under pressure often improves performance. It can be a good thing.
But when demands and pressures become excessive, they lead to stress. And
it's clear from the recognised symptoms of stress that it's actually bad for
you.
(Source: UK HSE document "Help on work-related stress - A short guide"
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg281.pdf.)
Stress has a narrow definition as a technical term. You need a certain amount of pressure ("eustress") to function efficiently. Stress ("distress") is people's natural reaction to excessive pressure.
There are several ways in which teachers can reduce the pressure that they experience. However, a teacher acting on his or her own is unlikely to be successful unless the school management also takes action to reduce pressure.
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Stress management techniques help to reduce pressure.
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