What's Your Mental Health IQ?

1. T or F Work-related stress can double a person’s risk of dying from heart disease.

2. T or F The number of hours a person works causes more stress at work than the office environment.

3. T or F Workplace stress causes about 1 million US employees to miss work each day.

ANSWERS

1. Sadly, this is true.

2. False.
A recent study shows that job environment has a far greater impact on stress at the office than the number of hours workers put in. A positive work environment can go a long way to relieve stress and increase productivity.

3. True.

Excerpts from “What’s Your Mental Health IQ?, National Mental Health Association, www.nmha.org