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Show John Serfustini Tribune Staff Writer it the (iilied man When a situation calls for "fight or flight." he The same goes for does neither B tlied ( i woman feme are the days when adrenalin (lowed and muscles tensed at the sight of a saber toothed tiger. But the same physical response comes today at the sight of a mound of hills, a deadline, a production quota No more running to the back of the the retreat now is into the dark cave corridors of the mind Thats where we lind stress ft shows up in had health, lost concentration, depression, alcoholism illand drug addiction Stress-relatenesses cost American industry about stilt billion in lost productivity, according to some estimates d Costs About $3,100 Insurance Co. found that a stressed employee with a $15,000 annual salary costs a company about S3. too in sick leave, insurance costs, missed deadlines and accidents. The F.quilable The statistics are lacking on homemakers with small children. 'Some people suggest that housewives may he the most stressed because of the demands put on them every day, says Tim Hallbom of Western States Training Associates. Mr. Hallbom and two partners are trying to get their small consulting firm off the ground by showing people and companies how to turn the stress situation around. He, Suzi Smith and Dwight Rasmussen have put together a two-daseminar to teach the signs of stress and the physical and mental cures for it y So many people are not aware that they're under stress, comments Ms. Smith. "All they know is that theyve got headaches ail the it time, or theyve got ulcers. Sometimes its just lost concentration or a general feeling of depression. All Classic Symptoms Those are classic symptoms of the first stage of burnout, they say. Burnouts the end of the line, mentally and physically, for a person whos been stressed by work, family or his or her own personal flaws. Mr Rasmussen says psychologists have broken the process down into five phases First is physiological deterioration, the cold you cant shake all winter, constant fatigue, headaches. Stress impairs the bodys resistance to disease. Ms. Smith says when a stressed employee calls off sick, chances are he really is sick. But the illness could be avoided. The second stage is social withdrawal or irritability. Who can be friendly when he or she is feeling so lousy? When friends and health are gone, the gradual intellectual decay begins in the third stage. Here is where a person loses concentration, misses deadlines and makes mistakes stupid mistakes. Drugs Look Better Continuing downhill, the person heading for burnout hits the psychoemotion-a- l stage. At that point, drugs and liquor look better and better. Chain smoking adds to the mess many times. At the bottom is the spiritual breakdown or total burnout. Theres nothing left but despair and paranoia. "It's at this point that the employee becomes dead weight. Mr. Rasmussen says "Se en out of ten people who burn out lock in to their situation. They show up for work but they just stop trying "We've found that a company can survhe with people like that, he continues, but that company never gets ahead " With about one out of four Americans under severe stress if the that adds up figures can be believed to quite a few companies and individuals not getting ahead Kliminate Bad Reactions at any stage "But burnout is 100 percent avoidable and reversible. states Mr. Hallbom What he and other specialists are trying to do is get people to recognize the causes of stress and eliminate bad reactions to it. The first step is recognizing the pcrsonalitj traits that react negatively to stress "Ileasers" are wide open for Take some time to yourself, kick back and relax, stress experts advise. Constant ex eventual breakdown. They cant say no to anybody. So they do everything thats asked of them and build a pyramid of resentment. The "Saber Tooth" is the guy who will follow you and blast his car horn all the way to 53rd South if you cut him off at the (th North "Critical Judges" tear themselves Internal apart with self criticism. time keepers are the folks who try to cram more tasks into an hour than common sense dictates. When they drive to work, theyll shave in the car while drinking a cup of coffee. Work For, Not Against "Theres a little bit of each of those in all of us, Mr. Hallbom says. "The trick is to get those traits working for us instead of against us." That process begins with the things to stress minutes is 10 fine-long-er we all learned in grammar school and usually forget when the prensures of job. family or college get more intense. Eat breakfast, have a well balanced diet, lx? moderate with alcohol and quit smoking. Get at least two hours of exercise per week, eight hours of sleep a night and keep the beltlme trim Ariz. (AP) Sambos will move SCOTTSDALE, annalized basis toward a break-eve- n after losing $78 million in 1979, company president Daniel R. Shaughnessy stockholders said at an annual meeting. Shareholders approved a special preferred stock issue of 1.03 million shares valued at $15 million to be offered to City Investing Co., a move that apparently blunts the anticipated effort by an of eight former action committee Sambos executives to force a change of top management. Within eight years the chain will have There are things employers can do to relieve stress on their workers, too "In a place where phones are constantly ringing, it might help to hire a Ms. receptionist to answer them, Smith says And a workplace can be designed to prov ide light without glare and comfortable working temperatures "Set some time aside for yourself." Mr. Hallbom advises. Find somewhere quiet where you can sit for a few" minutes in peace. Take Active Role Then take a few deep breaths, relax every muscle and blank your mind. Sometimes it helps to repeat a monosyllabic word over and over again. "But control is the most important factor in reducing stress. Mr. Hallbom says. "Youve got to let the employee own his from that sort of passive meditation, a person can take a more Aside job." "Tell someone what you want done but give him credit for intelligence enough to do it his way, Mr. Rasmus- sen says. market its former position regained "Role ambiguity and role conflict are and then will be ready to take on its two big causes of stress, Ms. Smith major competitor, the McDonalds fast explains. Role ambiguity describes a food group, Shaughnessy said. job worker whos not sure what's Among marketing steps aimed at expected of him. Job descriptions go a taking back a share of McDonald's long way to eliminate that. restaurants business Corp. Role conflict is the position of having r Samburger will be the Samburger, to answer to two or more bosses. The and a miniature child-sizethree counselors say a good chain of he said. command in a big organization elimiCity Investing is the parent company nates the impossible pressure to please of GDV Inc., a major stockholder in the every body. Sambos organization and said to domiDoes this stuff realy really work nate the chains activities. GDV bought $13.7 million m common stock last outside the Ivory Tower? November for a 34 percent interest. The trio admits their company hasn't been around long enough to nail down definitive statistics. But they say other consultants using similar techniques have M.ored big gains in productivity. self-servi- heading the week's sales of $10,626,759 reported Saturday by the Salt Lake Board of Realtors Mul- tiple Listing Service. TO BE REMOVED PARKS fc RECREATION, REO. NO. 600260 tour plex to be sold and removed. Located at 548 Apts E. F, G. 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Surplus Development fnl, in Hanson. 533 Prcuierty Agent. 533 1 USAGE The Utah Division ot Parks & Recreation will assume that each bidder will have made an inspection o' the improvements and must accept the same in the existing condition at the time the award is made tion 8-- 9 per employee per year easy down No qualifying RELOCATABLE OFFICES WALLS COMPLETELY INSTALLED IN 20 MINUTES OR LESS DUTY INDUSTRIAL top-rat- The New York State Education Department, for instance, tried a stress and exercise program and reduced sick leave time by 55 percent. Another survey showed that a stress reduction program dropped productivity losses to 8;2 per worker, a savings of almost THE STATE OF UTAH INVITATION TO BID Economists also don't see much relief at the fuel pump. Accelerating food prices as beef and pork production declines. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries price increases in May and oil and heating Rising gasoline could add up to 4 cents a gallon to June of oil international prices, the result U.S. gasoline and heating oil prices. price hikes and of the gradual lifting of domestic crude oil price controls. But the governments plan to bring U.S. crude oil prices up to controlled Rates Growing Wage world levels by October 1981 is adding According to Lawrence Chimerine, another cent a gallon a month" to fuel chief economist of Chase Econometric prices, estimated an industry source Associates Inc., wage pacts are showw ho asked not to be quoted by name. ing increases in the 9 percent to 10 In other economic and business news while percent range, major labor settlements, even in relatively de- of the past week; Several major U.S. banks reduced pressed industries, show no sign of their prime lending rate to 11.5 percent easing. deAt the brokerage house of Goldman, from 12 percent as business-loa- n Sachs & Co., economist Gary M. mand continued to sag. The prime is the for most commercial loans and Wenglowski said hourly wages should base is offered only to typically 10.4 9.8 rise percent this year and corporate barrowers. percent in 1981. Assets of Funds Even with 9 percent unemployment, 119 money-markof to are increases be Assets mutual wage unlikely depressed much below a 9 percent rate, funds followed by the Investment if the inflation expectations of worker Company Institute rose $1.2 billion to a and managements are in the percent record $75.46 billion as of June 25 range, Wenglowski said. despite declining interest rates. Congress passed a $20 billion plan Mays price increases would become a 10.9 percent annual rate down from to produce 500,000 barrels of more than 18 percent earlier in 1980 if synthetic fuels a day by 1987 to ease the months figures were compounded American dependence on oil imports. A over a year. barrel contains 42 gallons. But we are going to find ourselves Chase Manhattan Bank named forced, as the consumer price index Thomas G. 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