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This 7 page paper provides a look at police stress and the programs that aim to alleviate it. Stress is discussed in general and then the paper quickly goes on to look at the specific problems that police officers face. Some studies are cited. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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motivation and also is simply a part of life. There is a concept called eustress which is equated with good stress. Still, the stresses and stains of modern life have
been discussed a great deal, so much so that people become involved in stress management programs that include things like exercise, yoga, massage and meditation. Indeed, some people seem to
be overmedicated just so that they can cope with the daily strains of everyday life. Even something that seems benign as what is termed social anxiety disorder is aligned with
a pill. Stress is seen as an evil in modern society. As stress goes, there are some occupations that are more stressful than others. For instance, a secretary any complain
that she is under stress because her boss asks too much for her and she never gets home in time to cook dinner. This is a very stressful situation for
her, but arguably she is under relatively little stress. Her job does not involve decision making nor is her life on the line. Certainly, some jobs where life is at
risk and instant decisions must be made come with a higher degree of stress. Some of these occupations include those in high political positions, trial attorneys, people in the military
and police officers. The job of the police officer is obviously filled with stress. A long term career officer says that policing can be very psychologically stressful and demanding ("University,"
2003). In fact, Harpold and Feemster (2002) claim that stress can traumatize police officers. In some instances, officers must make decisions in respect to whether or not to shoot, and
their decision may mean that an innocent life is taken or that they will put their own lives in jeopardy. They often go through training where the shoot/dont shoot paradigm
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