Stress in the rapid pace of modern life is responding at every step and we often feel his uncomfortable side on our own skin. The word itself comes from English and means tension, pressure, load. Stress is a pattern of the physiological, emotional, cognitive and behavioral responses of an organism to stimuli that disrupt the inner equilibrium of a person. The stimuli that cause stress are called stressors and they represent phenomena that we perceive as a threat, and therefore we are putting our personality down physically or mentally.
In my graduation thesis I deal with the problem of dealing with stress at selected police stations. Stress and its negative consequences are also exposed to police officers. According to both domestic and foreign experts, the operational work of police officers is one of the most stressful jobs. The police are stressed out practically every day, as this actually falls within their nature of work. For police officers who have powers to use coercive means and carry a firearm for their belt, wrong decisions can be made under the influence of stress, and with very serious consequences. For this reason, an organization like the police needs to pay more attention to overcoming stress, and in this way reduce the potential for work-related errors.
In the survey, I included three police stations: PP Škofja Loka, which covers the largest area in the country, then PP Radovljica, one of the typical city stations and PP VSP Jesenice, which is one of the few stations where they have a dog unit. Using the questionnaire, I analyzed the presence and appearance of stress among the police officers of the above-mentioned stations. I have found that the main causes of stress are poor working conditions, increased workload and inappropriate management tehniques. Despite the awareness of the negative consequences of stress among employees, the organization still devotes too little attention and seriousness to solving this problem.
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