The “Course Topics” series from Manage Train Learn and Slide Topics is a collection of over 4000 slides that will help you master a wide range of management and personal development skills. The 202 PowerPoints in this series offer you a complete and in-depth study of each topic. This presentation is on "The Nature of Stress".
Hans Selye first coined the term "stress" in 1936 to refer to the body's non-specific response to demands for change. There are various definitions of stress, including the body's reaction to adjustments, demands placed on a person, or excessive pressures. Stress can be caused by factors like fear, worry, environmental pressures, fatigue, and overwork. Effects of stress depend on individual characteristics and can include physical and emotional impacts. Theories of stress include James-Lange's theory that physiological arousal leads to emotional interpretation, Cannon-Bard's view of simultaneous arousal and emotion, and cognitive appraisal theory where thinking determines the emotional response after an event.
The document summarizes the effects of stress on the body. It describes how the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activates the release of stress hormones like cortisol in response to stress. Short term elevation of cortisol provides energy, but long term stress leads to issues like weakened immune system. Physical effects of stress include headaches, stomach issues, rapid breathing and heart rate changes. Psychological impacts incorporate anxiety, depression and anger. Stress can also influence behaviors such as overeating, smoking and social withdrawal.
Lecture 8: Stress and coping - Dr.Reem AlSabahAHS_student
The document discusses stress, including definitions, theories of stress, physiological and psychological responses to stress, and strategies for coping with stress. It defines stress as involving environmental stimuli or demands that disrupt homeostasis and require compensation to reduce harm. Several theories are described, including the fight-or-flight response and general adaptation syndrome. Stress can lead to anxiety, anger, depression, or cognitive impairment. Coping strategies include problem-focused or emotion-focused approaches. Behavioral techniques like relaxation training, meditation, and exercise can help manage stress.
The document discusses stress management for humanitarian aid workers. It notes that humanitarian work is inherently stressful due to factors like separation from family, dangerous working conditions, and exposure to trauma. If left unmanaged, stress can negatively impact workers' health, work performance, and organizations' ability to complete their missions. However, the document states that stress and its effects can be lessened through strategies like reducing exposure to stressors, lessening the impact of unavoidable stressors, and increasing individuals' capacity to cope with stress.
The document discusses stress, defining it as a condition where a person responds to changes that exceed their adaptive abilities. Stress can be caused by internal or external stressors. Hans Selye proposed two models of stress adaptation: the general adaptation syndrome and local adaptation syndrome. The general adaptation syndrome describes the body's overall response to stress in three stages - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. The local adaptation syndrome describes localized responses like wound healing. Stress can produce physiological, psychological, cognitive, and verbal-motor manifestations in the body.
Stress is the body's reaction to real or perceived threats and can be caused by internal or external factors. There are two types of stress - eustress which motivates action, and distress which has negative effects. The stages of stress are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. In the alarm stage the body's systems increase activity levels in response to stressors. In the resistance stage the body tries to cope and recover from stressors. In the exhaustion stage, stress is not being effectively managed and causes damage. Strategies for managing distress include physical relaxation, controlling thoughts, spiritual activities, taking breaks, and developing new skills. The student stress rating scale can be used to assess stress levels based on recent life events.
Stress is a person's response to threatening or challenging events called stressors. Stress can be categorized as either eustress, which are good stressors like accomplishments, or distress, which are bad stressors like health problems. Hans Selye developed the general adaptation syndrome to describe the body's three stage response to stressors - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Managing stress involves identifying if you are stressed, the stressor causing it, the reason for the stressor, selecting a coping strategy, and evaluating its effectiveness.
Stress is a normal physical response to pressures or dangers that can negatively impact health over time. Early symptoms of stress include headaches, digestive issues, fatigue, and mood changes. If left unmanaged, long-term stress can lead to more serious issues like depression, heart disease, obesity, and skin conditions. Identifying symptoms is the first step to managing stress through techniques that reduce its negative effects.
Hans Selye first coined the term "stress" in 1936 to refer to the body's non-specific response to demands for change. There are various definitions of stress, including the body's reaction to adjustments, demands placed on a person, or excessive pressures. Stress can be caused by factors like fear, worry, environmental pressures, fatigue, and overwork. Effects of stress depend on individual characteristics and can include physical and emotional impacts. Theories of stress include James-Lange's theory that physiological arousal leads to emotional interpretation, Cannon-Bard's view of simultaneous arousal and emotion, and cognitive appraisal theory where thinking determines the emotional response after an event.
The document summarizes the effects of stress on the body. It describes how the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activates the release of stress hormones like cortisol in response to stress. Short term elevation of cortisol provides energy, but long term stress leads to issues like weakened immune system. Physical effects of stress include headaches, stomach issues, rapid breathing and heart rate changes. Psychological impacts incorporate anxiety, depression and anger. Stress can also influence behaviors such as overeating, smoking and social withdrawal.
Lecture 8: Stress and coping - Dr.Reem AlSabahAHS_student
The document discusses stress, including definitions, theories of stress, physiological and psychological responses to stress, and strategies for coping with stress. It defines stress as involving environmental stimuli or demands that disrupt homeostasis and require compensation to reduce harm. Several theories are described, including the fight-or-flight response and general adaptation syndrome. Stress can lead to anxiety, anger, depression, or cognitive impairment. Coping strategies include problem-focused or emotion-focused approaches. Behavioral techniques like relaxation training, meditation, and exercise can help manage stress.
The document discusses stress management for humanitarian aid workers. It notes that humanitarian work is inherently stressful due to factors like separation from family, dangerous working conditions, and exposure to trauma. If left unmanaged, stress can negatively impact workers' health, work performance, and organizations' ability to complete their missions. However, the document states that stress and its effects can be lessened through strategies like reducing exposure to stressors, lessening the impact of unavoidable stressors, and increasing individuals' capacity to cope with stress.
The document discusses stress, defining it as a condition where a person responds to changes that exceed their adaptive abilities. Stress can be caused by internal or external stressors. Hans Selye proposed two models of stress adaptation: the general adaptation syndrome and local adaptation syndrome. The general adaptation syndrome describes the body's overall response to stress in three stages - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. The local adaptation syndrome describes localized responses like wound healing. Stress can produce physiological, psychological, cognitive, and verbal-motor manifestations in the body.
Stress is the body's reaction to real or perceived threats and can be caused by internal or external factors. There are two types of stress - eustress which motivates action, and distress which has negative effects. The stages of stress are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. In the alarm stage the body's systems increase activity levels in response to stressors. In the resistance stage the body tries to cope and recover from stressors. In the exhaustion stage, stress is not being effectively managed and causes damage. Strategies for managing distress include physical relaxation, controlling thoughts, spiritual activities, taking breaks, and developing new skills. The student stress rating scale can be used to assess stress levels based on recent life events.
Stress is a person's response to threatening or challenging events called stressors. Stress can be categorized as either eustress, which are good stressors like accomplishments, or distress, which are bad stressors like health problems. Hans Selye developed the general adaptation syndrome to describe the body's three stage response to stressors - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Managing stress involves identifying if you are stressed, the stressor causing it, the reason for the stressor, selecting a coping strategy, and evaluating its effectiveness.
Stress is a normal physical response to pressures or dangers that can negatively impact health over time. Early symptoms of stress include headaches, digestive issues, fatigue, and mood changes. If left unmanaged, long-term stress can lead to more serious issues like depression, heart disease, obesity, and skin conditions. Identifying symptoms is the first step to managing stress through techniques that reduce its negative effects.
Mental, emotional, and behavioral symptoms of stress include decreased concentration and memory, indecisiveness, anxiety, depression, irritability, and changes in eating and sleeping. Common causes of stress include life events, daily hassles, unrealistic expectations, negative thinking, and conflicting beliefs with others. Beliefs can lead to stressful behaviors if they promote overwork, neglect of self-care, or inability to delegate responsibilities. Changing one's thinking, managing expectations, addressing situations causing stress, relaxation, social support, and professional help can all help reduce stress.
Managing Stress - How to reduce, prevent and Cope with stress ?Shanta Peter
The document provides several strategies for managing stress, including identifying stressors, evaluating risks, and designing and implementing stress management plans. It suggests altering, avoiding, or accepting stressful situations and lists healthy lifestyle habits like exercise, diet, sleep, and relaxation as ways to cope. Specific techniques mentioned are breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, humor, social support, and time management. The benefits of stress reduction include decreased tension, better emotional and physical well-being, and a relaxed state of calmness.
The document discusses stress, its causes, effects, and management. It defines stress as the body's response to demands placed on it. Stress can be caused by both good and bad experiences externally in the environment or internally due to overwork. Stress affects both the body and mind, causing issues like fatigue, sickness, and mental breakdowns. Stress management involves changing stressful situations when possible, changing reactions when not, self-care, and rest. Unhealthy coping methods include smoking, drinking, and withdrawing. Healthier options consist of physical activity, social engagement, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle with nutrition, sleep, and avoiding drugs.
Stress is the body's response to any demand placed upon it and is the result of our modern lifestyles and complexities. Stress can manifest physically, mentally, and behaviorally through signs like insomnia, absenteeism, headaches, and family conflicts. Common causes of stress include heavy workloads, demanding jobs, personal problems, and technology. Managing stress requires identifying stressors, determining reactions, and implementing techniques like exercise, relaxation, and prioritizing tasks. Ignoring stress can negatively impact health, decisions, and relationships.
Stress Management PowerPoint Presentation Content slides include topics such as: understanding the dynamics of stress, quickly and effectively managing stress, symptoms of stress, identifying sources of stress, negative and positive effects of stress, the five step system to tackle stress, 6 strategies to minimize burn-out, from distress to eustress, specific problems and associated treatments, 15 ways to make work less stressful, how to's and much more.
Dr. V. Jesinda Vedanayagi from Sacred Heart Nursing College in Madurai presented on anger management. Anger is a normal human emotion that is typically triggered by hurt feelings and can occur when goals are blocked. While anger itself is normal, uncontrolled anger can lead to problems. The document discusses different types of anger, what causes anger, how the body reacts, warning signs of anger, and provides tips for managing anger through techniques like relaxation, humor, exercise, and forgiving others. The goal of anger management is to reduce emotional and physical feelings of anger.
This document discusses stress, its causes, and techniques for managing it. It defines stress as the body's response to demands and can be caused by both good and bad experiences. Common sources of stress include survival stress from physical danger, internal stress from worrying, environmental stress from one's surroundings, and fatigue from overwork. The document recommends identifying stress sources through a stress journal. It also suggests examining current coping strategies and replacing unhealthy ones like smoking, drinking, or taking out stress on others with healthier alternatives.
This document discusses stress, its effects on health, and strategies for managing stress. It defines stress and describes the two main stress responses: the short-term fight-or-flight response and the long-term general adaptation syndrome. Prolonged or chronic stress can negatively impact physical and mental health by increasing risks of illnesses like heart disease, suppressing the immune system, and potentially intensifying medical conditions. While stress hormones can boost short-term performance, constant stress typically harms work and social functioning. The document recommends time management, prioritization, exercise, relaxation, and seeking social support to help reduce stress.
The document discusses stress management techniques for employees at both the organizational and individual level. At the organizational level, strategies include clarifying job roles, redesigning jobs, implementing stress reduction programs, offering wellness programs, fostering a supportive work climate, and providing counseling. For individuals, effective coping mechanisms are relaxation, time management, defining work-life boundaries, meditation, joining a support group, and regular exercise.
Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way.
Stress is the “wear and tear” in our minds and bodies experience as we attempt to cope with our continually changing environment
Stress is your body's way of responding to any kind of demand.
It can be caused by both good and bad experiences. When people feel stressed by something going on around them, their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give people more energy and strength,
which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger.
Neuroplasticity and the Science of Habit Formation, Case Study ZenFriend.comRemo Uherek
This document discusses tapping into neuroplasticity and habit change through meditation. It provides an overview of neuroplasticity and how habits are formed through cues, routines, and rewards. Meditation is presented as a way to change habits by utilizing neuroplasticity. Research on meditation is summarized that shows it can increase focus, attention, and positively impact brain activity and structure. Microhabits and small wins are presented as effective strategies for habit change supported by meditation.
The document summarizes Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model of the body's response to stress. The GAS consists of three stages: alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion. In the alarm reaction stage, the body prepares to respond to stress. In the resistance stage, the body continues to defend against stress. If stress is prolonged and unmanageable, it can lead to tissue damage, disease, and even death in the exhaustion stage. The GAS was the first systematic model of stress response but has been criticized for not accounting for psychological factors and individual differences.
Stress management involves reducing or managing stress through various techniques. There are two main types of stress: acute stress which occurs over a short period from events like deadlines, and chronic stress which occurs over longer periods from issues like family problems. Stress in the workplace can be caused by factors like workload, relationships, and job insecurity. While stress can be motivating in moderation, high and prolonged stress can negatively impact physical health, mental health, job performance, and business costs due to absenteeism and reduced productivity. Stress management techniques provide benefits both for individuals and businesses.
The document discusses two theories of motivation: drive theory and arousal theory. According to drive theory, proposed by psychologist Clark Hull, people are motivated to engage in behaviors that reduce internal tension caused by unmet biological needs like hunger, thirst, or sex. However, drive theory does not fully explain behaviors that are not purely driven by physiological needs. Arousal theory suggests people are motivated to both increase and decrease their levels of arousal and maintain an optimal arousal level, though what is optimal can vary between individuals and situations.
This document discusses stress management and provides definitions of stress, types of stress (eustress and distress), sources of stress (internal, external, developmental, situational), stages of stress (alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion), effects of stress (short term and long term physical, psychological, behavioral, emotional, cognitive effects), and strategies for managing stress at the individual level (awareness, organization, visualization, time management, relaxation, prioritization, self-care) and organizational level. It also discusses unhealthy ways of coping with stress and the nurse manager's role in stress management.
Stress management techniques can be divided into physical and mental categories. Physically, exercise is very effective at reducing stress as it releases chemicals that improve mood, distracts from stressors, relaxes muscles, and promotes overall health. Maintaining a balanced diet with vitamins and minerals also reduces stress susceptibility. Key nutrients include B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D, and magnesium. Mentally, relaxation methods like yoga, meditation, and deep breathing can help manage stress.
The document discusses stress, stressors, and stress management techniques. It defines stress and the two main types: eustress (good stress) and distress (bad stress). There are four main types of stressors: crises, major life events, daily hassles, and ambient stressors. Stress management refers to techniques for controlling stress levels, such as avoiding unnecessary stress, altering situations, adapting to stressors, accepting things you can't change, making time for fun/relaxation, and adopting a healthy lifestyle. The top ten stress relievers mentioned are breathing exercises, meditation, guided imagery, visualization, self-hypnosis, exercise, progressive muscle relaxation, sex, music, and yoga. Stress relief remind
Motivation is influenced by both internal and external factors and drives human behavior. Some key theories of motivation discussed in the document include: Maslow's hierarchy of needs which presents different motivations at different levels, Herzberg's two-factor theory distinguishing between hygiene and motivation factors, and expectancy theory which suggests people are motivated by expectations that effort will lead to rewards.
1) School-related stress is a major cause of academic failure as it activates the body's stress response system through the release of cortisol and other stress hormones.
2) Chronic stress leads to long-term elevated cortisol levels, which can negatively impact memory formation, learning, and health outcomes like heart disease and hypertension.
3) The hippocampus, an area of the brain important for memory, is especially sensitive to the effects of stress hormones. Too much stress can damage the hippocampus and impair memory and learning abilities.
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Biology investigatory project class 12 investigatory project class 12 on neuro-biological and systemic effects of chronic stress in human body.
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Mental, emotional, and behavioral symptoms of stress include decreased concentration and memory, indecisiveness, anxiety, depression, irritability, and changes in eating and sleeping. Common causes of stress include life events, daily hassles, unrealistic expectations, negative thinking, and conflicting beliefs with others. Beliefs can lead to stressful behaviors if they promote overwork, neglect of self-care, or inability to delegate responsibilities. Changing one's thinking, managing expectations, addressing situations causing stress, relaxation, social support, and professional help can all help reduce stress.
Managing Stress - How to reduce, prevent and Cope with stress ?Shanta Peter
The document provides several strategies for managing stress, including identifying stressors, evaluating risks, and designing and implementing stress management plans. It suggests altering, avoiding, or accepting stressful situations and lists healthy lifestyle habits like exercise, diet, sleep, and relaxation as ways to cope. Specific techniques mentioned are breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, humor, social support, and time management. The benefits of stress reduction include decreased tension, better emotional and physical well-being, and a relaxed state of calmness.
The document discusses stress, its causes, effects, and management. It defines stress as the body's response to demands placed on it. Stress can be caused by both good and bad experiences externally in the environment or internally due to overwork. Stress affects both the body and mind, causing issues like fatigue, sickness, and mental breakdowns. Stress management involves changing stressful situations when possible, changing reactions when not, self-care, and rest. Unhealthy coping methods include smoking, drinking, and withdrawing. Healthier options consist of physical activity, social engagement, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle with nutrition, sleep, and avoiding drugs.
Stress is the body's response to any demand placed upon it and is the result of our modern lifestyles and complexities. Stress can manifest physically, mentally, and behaviorally through signs like insomnia, absenteeism, headaches, and family conflicts. Common causes of stress include heavy workloads, demanding jobs, personal problems, and technology. Managing stress requires identifying stressors, determining reactions, and implementing techniques like exercise, relaxation, and prioritizing tasks. Ignoring stress can negatively impact health, decisions, and relationships.
Stress Management PowerPoint Presentation Content slides include topics such as: understanding the dynamics of stress, quickly and effectively managing stress, symptoms of stress, identifying sources of stress, negative and positive effects of stress, the five step system to tackle stress, 6 strategies to minimize burn-out, from distress to eustress, specific problems and associated treatments, 15 ways to make work less stressful, how to's and much more.
Dr. V. Jesinda Vedanayagi from Sacred Heart Nursing College in Madurai presented on anger management. Anger is a normal human emotion that is typically triggered by hurt feelings and can occur when goals are blocked. While anger itself is normal, uncontrolled anger can lead to problems. The document discusses different types of anger, what causes anger, how the body reacts, warning signs of anger, and provides tips for managing anger through techniques like relaxation, humor, exercise, and forgiving others. The goal of anger management is to reduce emotional and physical feelings of anger.
This document discusses stress, its causes, and techniques for managing it. It defines stress as the body's response to demands and can be caused by both good and bad experiences. Common sources of stress include survival stress from physical danger, internal stress from worrying, environmental stress from one's surroundings, and fatigue from overwork. The document recommends identifying stress sources through a stress journal. It also suggests examining current coping strategies and replacing unhealthy ones like smoking, drinking, or taking out stress on others with healthier alternatives.
This document discusses stress, its effects on health, and strategies for managing stress. It defines stress and describes the two main stress responses: the short-term fight-or-flight response and the long-term general adaptation syndrome. Prolonged or chronic stress can negatively impact physical and mental health by increasing risks of illnesses like heart disease, suppressing the immune system, and potentially intensifying medical conditions. While stress hormones can boost short-term performance, constant stress typically harms work and social functioning. The document recommends time management, prioritization, exercise, relaxation, and seeking social support to help reduce stress.
The document discusses stress management techniques for employees at both the organizational and individual level. At the organizational level, strategies include clarifying job roles, redesigning jobs, implementing stress reduction programs, offering wellness programs, fostering a supportive work climate, and providing counseling. For individuals, effective coping mechanisms are relaxation, time management, defining work-life boundaries, meditation, joining a support group, and regular exercise.
Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way.
Stress is the “wear and tear” in our minds and bodies experience as we attempt to cope with our continually changing environment
Stress is your body's way of responding to any kind of demand.
It can be caused by both good and bad experiences. When people feel stressed by something going on around them, their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give people more energy and strength,
which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger.
Neuroplasticity and the Science of Habit Formation, Case Study ZenFriend.comRemo Uherek
This document discusses tapping into neuroplasticity and habit change through meditation. It provides an overview of neuroplasticity and how habits are formed through cues, routines, and rewards. Meditation is presented as a way to change habits by utilizing neuroplasticity. Research on meditation is summarized that shows it can increase focus, attention, and positively impact brain activity and structure. Microhabits and small wins are presented as effective strategies for habit change supported by meditation.
The document summarizes Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model of the body's response to stress. The GAS consists of three stages: alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion. In the alarm reaction stage, the body prepares to respond to stress. In the resistance stage, the body continues to defend against stress. If stress is prolonged and unmanageable, it can lead to tissue damage, disease, and even death in the exhaustion stage. The GAS was the first systematic model of stress response but has been criticized for not accounting for psychological factors and individual differences.
Stress management involves reducing or managing stress through various techniques. There are two main types of stress: acute stress which occurs over a short period from events like deadlines, and chronic stress which occurs over longer periods from issues like family problems. Stress in the workplace can be caused by factors like workload, relationships, and job insecurity. While stress can be motivating in moderation, high and prolonged stress can negatively impact physical health, mental health, job performance, and business costs due to absenteeism and reduced productivity. Stress management techniques provide benefits both for individuals and businesses.
The document discusses two theories of motivation: drive theory and arousal theory. According to drive theory, proposed by psychologist Clark Hull, people are motivated to engage in behaviors that reduce internal tension caused by unmet biological needs like hunger, thirst, or sex. However, drive theory does not fully explain behaviors that are not purely driven by physiological needs. Arousal theory suggests people are motivated to both increase and decrease their levels of arousal and maintain an optimal arousal level, though what is optimal can vary between individuals and situations.
This document discusses stress management and provides definitions of stress, types of stress (eustress and distress), sources of stress (internal, external, developmental, situational), stages of stress (alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion), effects of stress (short term and long term physical, psychological, behavioral, emotional, cognitive effects), and strategies for managing stress at the individual level (awareness, organization, visualization, time management, relaxation, prioritization, self-care) and organizational level. It also discusses unhealthy ways of coping with stress and the nurse manager's role in stress management.
Stress management techniques can be divided into physical and mental categories. Physically, exercise is very effective at reducing stress as it releases chemicals that improve mood, distracts from stressors, relaxes muscles, and promotes overall health. Maintaining a balanced diet with vitamins and minerals also reduces stress susceptibility. Key nutrients include B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D, and magnesium. Mentally, relaxation methods like yoga, meditation, and deep breathing can help manage stress.
The document discusses stress, stressors, and stress management techniques. It defines stress and the two main types: eustress (good stress) and distress (bad stress). There are four main types of stressors: crises, major life events, daily hassles, and ambient stressors. Stress management refers to techniques for controlling stress levels, such as avoiding unnecessary stress, altering situations, adapting to stressors, accepting things you can't change, making time for fun/relaxation, and adopting a healthy lifestyle. The top ten stress relievers mentioned are breathing exercises, meditation, guided imagery, visualization, self-hypnosis, exercise, progressive muscle relaxation, sex, music, and yoga. Stress relief remind
Motivation is influenced by both internal and external factors and drives human behavior. Some key theories of motivation discussed in the document include: Maslow's hierarchy of needs which presents different motivations at different levels, Herzberg's two-factor theory distinguishing between hygiene and motivation factors, and expectancy theory which suggests people are motivated by expectations that effort will lead to rewards.
1) School-related stress is a major cause of academic failure as it activates the body's stress response system through the release of cortisol and other stress hormones.
2) Chronic stress leads to long-term elevated cortisol levels, which can negatively impact memory formation, learning, and health outcomes like heart disease and hypertension.
3) The hippocampus, an area of the brain important for memory, is especially sensitive to the effects of stress hormones. Too much stress can damage the hippocampus and impair memory and learning abilities.
cbse Biology investigatory project class 12 on neuro-biological and systemic...meenaloshiniG
Biology investigatory project class 12 investigatory project class 12 on neuro-biological and systemic effects of chronic stress in human body.
a new project that tells how just simple stress and depression affect the human body mentally and physically.
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We all know that stress is bad for us and this is something we get
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We all know that stress is bad for us and this is something we get told very often. However, it’s all too easy to write this off as being a minor nuisance or frustration rather than anything to really worry about. We all get stressed from time to time, right?
In reality, though, this is the wrong way to think about stress. While it is fairly commonplace, that is not to say that it isn’t serious. In fact, stress is incredibly serious and can cause severe problems both in the short term and long term.
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The document discusses stress management and burnout prevention. It begins by describing how stress can slowly boil like a frog in water until a person reaches exhaustion and burnout. It then provides definitions of stress, stress management, and burnout. The document outlines 14 facts about stress and its health impacts and provides 7 tips for managing stress, such as understanding stress triggers and prioritizing self-care. It aims to equip readers with tools to better manage stress and find a healthier work-life balance.
Stress can affect people both positively and negatively depending on their perception of the stressor. The body's stress response involves three stages - alarm, resistance, and fatigue - which activate the nervous system and hormones like adrenaline to prepare the body for a threat. Prolonged stress can negatively impact physical and mental health through effects like headaches, digestive issues, mood swings, and a weakened immune system. Understanding stress, stressors, and the body's response can help manage stress effectively.
We all know that stress is bad for us and this is something we get told
very often. However, it’s all too easy to write this off as being a minor
nuisance or frustration rather than anything to really worry about. We
all get stressed from time to time, right?
In reality though, this is the wrong way to think about stress. While it
is fairly common place, that is not to say that it isn’t serious. In fact,
stress is incredibly serious and can cause severe problems both in the
short term and long term.
Stress can shorten your lifespan. Ruin your enjoyment. Cause
serious illness. Shrink your brain. Hurt your performance. Ruin your
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The document discusses stress, its causes and effects on the body. It describes Hans Selye's seminal work identifying the general adaptation syndrome consisting of alarm, resistance and exhaustion stages. It also discusses Richard Lazarus' model of stress involving primary and secondary appraisals and stress responses like coping mechanisms. Various physiological effects of stress are explained like increased heart rate and the "fight or flight" response. Prolonged stress is linked to many illnesses. The role of hormones like adrenaline and neurotransmitters like glutamine in the body's response to stress is covered.
This document provides an overview of stress and strategies for managing it. It discusses how stress is the body's physiological response to perceived threats or dangers, but in modern life we face chronic stressors like work deadlines rather than acute threats. Chronic stress takes a toll by damaging the brain and causing health issues over time. The document recommends managing stress by maintaining steady blood sugar levels, staying comfortable, and spending time away from screens to allow the body to recover from stress responses. Understanding how stress systems work in the body can help in employing lifestyle strategies to keep stress at optimal levels.
This document outlines the contents of a stress management and prevention resource guide. It includes 9 units that cover topics such as the nature and physiology of stress, the psychology of stress, coping strategies, relaxation techniques, nutrition, exercise, and applying stress management to professional life. Each unit provides key learning points on the topic, recommended exercises, and suggestions for journal writing activities. For example, unit 2 discusses the endocrine system's role in the stress response and how relaxation techniques can improve neuroplasticity in the brain. The exercises in this unit explore the immediate, intermediate, and prolonged effects of stress. The document encourages identifying sources of stress and learning about how the mind and body respond to threats in order to implement better stress prevention and management
This document outlines the contents of a stress management and prevention resource guide containing 9 units. The units cover topics like the nature and physiology of stress, the psychology of stress, personality traits, and strategies for coping with stress. Key learning points describe how stress is the body's response to threats and affects people physically and mentally. Chronic stress can result from unresolved anger or depression and lead to illness. While stressors come in many forms, social support and developing a positive mindset can help with coping. The document provides exercises, tools, and journal writing prompts for each unit to help learn about and manage stress.
This document provides information about stress, its effects on the body and brain, and strategies for managing stress. It discusses how stress triggers the fight or flight response and release of stress hormones like cortisol. While acute stress can be helpful, chronic stress takes a toll by suppressing immune and digestive functions and shrinking areas of the brain over time. The document recommends managing blood sugar levels to avoid stress responses, staying comfortable, and limiting screen time to reduce stress.
1. Stress is a feeling created when reacting to challenging events and prepares the body to meet tough situations with focus and strength.
2. The human body responds to stressors by activating the nervous system and hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. This stress response is critical for emergency situations but can cause problems if overactivated or fails to shut off properly.
3. Young children are more vulnerable to stress due to their developmental capabilities. Excessive stress can have immediate and long-term negative effects on children's adaptability, behavior, and health. Chronic stress from poverty, violence or bullying poses more risks to children than acute short-term stress.
This document provides a resource guide for a stress management and prevention program. It contains 9 units that cover various aspects of stress including the nature of stress, physiology of stress, psychology of stress, personality traits, coping strategies, relaxation techniques, nutrition, exercise, and applying stress management to professional life. Each unit provides key information to remember, resources, exercises, and journal writing prompts related to the topic of that unit. The overall document serves as a comprehensive guide for learning about stress and techniques for managing and preventing stress.
This document provides an overview of stress and strategies for managing it. It discusses how stress is the body's physiological "fight or flight" response that was designed for survival but can now be triggered by modern problems like work and relationships, leading to health issues. Specifically, it explains how stress hormones can damage the brain over time, shrinking areas related to emotion and decision-making. Later chapters will discuss meditation, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy as approaches for reducing stress.
This document provides an overview of stress, its causes and effects, and strategies for managing it. It discusses how stress is the body's physiological response to perceived threats or dangers that triggers the "fight or flight" response. While this response was adaptive for surviving threats in the past, modern stressors like work, relationships and finances can trigger it for prolonged periods, damaging health over time by suppressing the immune system and shrinking the brain. It also explores how disrupted circadian rhythms from technology use at night can similarly cause stress-like effects by stimulating hormone release when the body needs rest. The document recommends learning meditation, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy and other techniques to better manage stress.
This document provides an overview of stress, its effects on the body and brain, and strategies for managing stress. It discusses how stress triggers the fight or flight response and release of stress hormones, which is adaptive for survival in the short term but damaging if prolonged. Chronic stress can shorten lifespan, cause illness, shrink the brain and hurt relationships. It explains how stress reduces prefrontal cortex activity and intelligence. The document advocates meditation, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy and other techniques to reduce stress and its negative impacts.
This document provides information about stress and strategies for managing it. It discusses how stress is the body's physiological response to perceived threats or dangers, but in modern life we experience stress from non-physical threats like work and relationships. Prolonged stress can damage the brain and body. The document recommends managing stress through maintaining steady blood sugar levels, prioritizing comfort, and limiting screen time especially before bed to allow the body to recover from stressors. Meditation, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy are also presented as effective stress management techniques.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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This document is a collection of 25 illustrations of skyscrapers from major cities around the world. It includes images of skylines from cities like Chicago, New York, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Shanghai. The images can be used freely for presentations, documents, and commercial work as long as attribution is provided. The collection provides a variety of skyscraper and cityscape photos that can be used to illustrate topics related to architecture, urban planning, and cities.
The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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This document provides 25 stock images that can be used for presentations, training materials, and commercial work. The images cover a variety of themes and are sourced from Creative Commons licensed photos on Flickr. Each image is accompanied by its source URL and license information to ensure proper attribution. Users are free to incorporate the images into their work and modify them if permitted by the license. The collection aims to offer diverse visuals to illustrate various topics.
The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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This document provides 25 images that can be used for training, presentations, and commercial work. The images cover various topics related to sharing, such as sharing a meal, sharing knowledge, and sharing a drink. The images come from sources with Creative Commons licenses that allow for commercial use. Attribution is provided for each image. Users are free to use the images in their documents and presentations and can modify them if permitted by the license.
The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Power Pics series from ManageTrainLearn and Slide Topics is a large collection of images for you to use in your documents, presentations, and commercial work. Each presentation gives you a single theme with 25 carefully-chosen images which you can then download to use in your work. You can use them to enhance the look of a slide, to create a mood, for a touch of drama, emotion, or wonder, to illustrate a topic, or as an effective background. If the license allows, you can use them to create new images and slides of your own. Of course, you can also just sit back, browse through them, and enjoy them as they are. Where presentations are concerned, great images are priceless because every one is worth a thousand words.
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The Nature of Stress
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INTRODUCTION
Stress has been called the plague of the modern age. It is
thought to be linked to two-thirds of medical conditions in
the Western world. Studies show that it is not just our way
of life that causes stress, but our way of work as well.
Fortunately, for most of us the serious symptoms of stress
are rare, but for some they can be a more or less permanent
feature of life. If you are judged in your job by how well you
manage yourself, then you will also be judged by how well
you manage your stress.
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WHAT IS STRESS?
Stress is "an unresolved inability to adjust to an imposed
situation.“
The word "stress" comes from the Latin "stringere", to draw
tight. It denotes force, strain or strong effort. It can be used
to describe physical, mental or emotional strain. In the
physical world, stress means excessive force on an object,
such as on a building.
We all need pressure to do things. But there is a difference
between motivating pressure and destructive stress. A
pressure is positive, "encouraging us to act in a certain way
to achieve a certain goal." A stress is negative, leading to
excessive strain on the organism.
"Stress is the rate of wear and tear of the body." (Hans
Selye)
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STRESS AND THREATS
To understand stress, we need to recognize that:
(a) we live in what can be a potentially hostile environment.
Hostility can take the form of perceived physical, emotional
or psychological threats to ourselves and our self-esteem.
(b) to cope with physical threats to our survival, our bodies
have developed very sophisticated and healthy defence
mechanisms of their own.
(c) only when threats are psychological, unreal, prolonged,
excessive or unresolved do the normal body mechanisms
break down and require stress to be managed.
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FIGHT AND FLIGHT
For thousands of years, the way human beings dealt with a
potentially hostile environment was the way all animals
cope with threats or dangers: through the fight-flight
mechanism.
When we see danger, our normal and natural response is to
attack or run.
We are no different from our Stone Age ancestor in his cave,
who suddenly sees a ferocious-looking sabre-toothed tiger
at the door. His instinctive reaction is to escape from it or to
attack it. Our response is the same in the face of anything
which we perceive as a threat.
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RED ALERT
When we see something that our brains interpret as danger,
a tiny cluster of cells at the base of the brain called the
hypothalamus sets into motion the autonomic nervous
system.
This nervous system has two branches, the sympathetic
branch which puts us onto alert and the parasympathetic
branch which reverses the alert once the danger has passed.
The aim of the sympathetic branch of the autonomic
nervous system is to equip us with the physical means for
fight or flight.
A simple way to compare the effects of the autonomic
nervous system is to compare the heart rates of a fit man
before and after a race. Before the race, his heart rate is 60
to 75 beats a minute. This rises to 190 to 220 at the start of
the race. When the race is over, it returns to normal.
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OUR RESPONSE TO THREATS
The following are some of the responses initiated by the
sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system.
1. digestion slows down so that blood can be diverted to
muscles and the brain
2. breathing increases so that oxygen can be diverted to
muscles
3. heart rate and blood pressure increase so that blood
can be pumped to the area needing it
4. perspiration increases so that more energy can be
burned
5. muscles stiffen in preparation for action
6. chemicals are released to clot blood
7. sugar and fats pour into the bloodstream for quick
energy
8. bladder and rectum muscles tense to put elimination
processes on hold
9. the pituitary gland releases the hormone ACTH which
triggers the adrenal glands to produce cortisol.
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BODY REACTIONS TO STRESS
To cope with sudden threats, the sympathetic branch of the
autonomic nervous system works in milliseconds without us
really knowing what is happening.
• After 12 milliseconds, the jaw tightens
• after 16, the brow contracts
• after 20, the neck contracts
• after 50, elbows bend, palms turn down
• after 60, the abdomen contracts, breathing stops
• after 70, knees bend inwards, feet turn in
• after 80, toes lift up, crotch tightens
• after 90, heart rate increases
• after 100, mouth dries, digestion stops
• after 150, breathing becomes irregular
• after 200, palms sweat
• after 250, face pales.
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THE ADRENALIN RUSH
When the sense organs - sight, hearing, touch, taste and
smell - signal danger, they transmit impulses to the brain
that a threat exists and needs a response. The brain sends
the sympathetic nervous system into action and also sends a
nerve impulse to the adrenal glands situated just above the
kidneys.
These glands have an outer layer, the cortex, which
produces several hormones including cortisone, and an
inner layer, the medulla, which produces adrenaline.
Cortisone releases amino acids to form glucose while
adrenaline releases stored glucose in the liver and muscles.
As a result blood sugar levels increase.
The release of adrenaline stimulates the sympathetic
nervous system which creates the symptoms of anxiety and
excitement in the body.
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OUR STONE AGE BODIES
The difference between our Stone Age ancestors' handling
of threats and our own way of handling a threat is that...
1. while their threats were physically real, ours are less
likely to be physically real and more likely to be mental,
psychological and emotional
2. while their threats ceased in a given period of time with
some outcome - one way or the other - ours are often
extended indefinitely or left unresolved
3. while the primary stress response can be dealt with
quickly, by reversing the physical symptoms of stress,
dealing with the secondary stress responses of negative
thought and emotions is more difficult.
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FROM ALARM TO EXHAUSTION
Hans Selye's research into what happens when the human
body remains in the alert state for a prolonged period of
time is the best explanation of how stress leads to disease.
Selye suggests the body goes through three phases when
confronted by danger:
1. firstly, ALARM
2. secondly, RESISTANCE
3. finally, EXHAUSTION
It is in the exhaustion phase that symptoms of disease and
then disease itself start to appear.
One estimate reckons that 8 out of 10 people who visit a
doctor's surgery each day are suffering from one or another
form of stress-related illness.
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AROUSAL
The autonomic nervous system cannot differentiate
between the different sources of arousal to which we are
subjected. It cannot distinguish whether we are stuck in a
traffic gridlock with an important appointment minutes
away or whether we are being chased by a mad bull.
The healthy action of the fight-flight response is to
recognise a real danger and deal with it by using the energy
we've created. The action of the fight-flight response is
unhealthy when there is no real threat or it continues
unresolved. In these cases, the body continues to prepare
for action, allowing undischarged chemicals and muscle
tension to build up.
When faced with such high levels of arousal, we have two
choices: we must either use up the energy we've created or
find some method of turning off the response system. Only
then can the body return to normal.
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UNDER STRESS
Under extreme, prolonged or persistent stress, the human
organism continues to manufacture large quantities of
stress chemicals in the belief it is dealing with a threat.
1. over-breathing becomes hyperventilation
2. fats and proteins in the liver, gut and skin are released
as further sources of energy
3. the stomach secretes more acid but cannot return to its
normal functioning
4. the heart becomes overworked by beating more and
more irregularly
5. the body retains extra sodium encouraging fluid
retention and high blood pressure
6. muscle tension increases resulting in stiffness and pain
If all these changes continue, the body goes on trying to
adapt under increasing strain until it eventually breaks
down.
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THREE STRESS PHASES
Like any other process, stress develops progressively along
observable lines. Unfortunately, it is one of the quirks of the
stress syndrome that the more stressed we become, the
less we are able to recognize its effects.
Phase 1: occurs when we perceive the need for energy, eg a
competitive meeting at work; a project reaching a deadline.
This phase is recognisable because all our behaviour -
talking, thinking, eating - is speeded up.
Phase 2: occurs when we push ourselves beyond the normal
pace of activity. We feel tense most of the time but also
excited. Patterns of sleep, eating and rest are disrupted.
Phase 3: occurs when we push ourselves to the point of
exhaustion. We feel numb, emotionally empty, can't enjoy
anything. At this stage, collapse is a real possibility.
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PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS
These are some of the physical symptoms of excessive
stress:
1. lack of appetite
2. nervous twitching
3. frequent indigestion
4. constipation and diarrhoea
5. insomnia
6. sweating for no reason
7. nail-biting
8. nausea
9. headaches
10. impotence
11. frequent desire to cry.
These symptoms are all related to the body's prolonged stay
in the automatic alert state.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
These are some of the psychological symptoms of excessive
stress:
1. feelings of being a failure; unable to cope; unliked;
alone;
2. irritable and no sense of humour
3. suppressed anger, anxiety, aggression
4. dread of the future
5. lack of interest in life
6. lapses of concentration
7. frustration, depression, guilt, shame, moodiness
8. mental blocks
9. tension and nervousness
10. outbursts and overreactions
11. unable to settle.
These symptoms are a transference of the fight-flight
response from the physical plane to the psychological plane.
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BODY TENSION
The involuntary effects of the fight-flight response can be
detected in the way our bodies tense whenever we are
uncomfortable, frightened or anxious. We may be unaware
of all or some of these reflexes.
The tense response includes: biting nails; clenched fists;
white knuckles; grasping an object very tightly, such as the
arm of a chair or a pencil; clenched or grinding teeth; jutting
jaw; picking at facial skin; touching hair; hunched shoulders;
finger-pointing or finger-drumming; chin thrust forward;
tightened neck muscles; raised shoulders; crossed arms;
tensed buttocks; abdomen drawn in; knees tightly held
together; legs coiled around a chair leg; tapping feet.
Just as these tense body reflexes are set off by internal
processes, so we can reverse them from outside by learning
how to un-tense our bodies and relax.
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STRESS-RELATED DISEASE
The following are ailments which are now recognised as
having a stress-related background:
1. depression
2. hypertension and high blood pressure
3. coronary thrombosis and heart disease
4. migraine
5. allergies
6. ulcers, colitis and stomach disorders
7. skin disease
8. cancer
9. eating disorders
10. infertility and impotence
The UK Health and Safety Executive has officially recognised
stress as the second largest category of workplace illness
after musculo-skeletal illness.
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STRESS & HEART ATTACKS
Stress leads a three-pronged attack on the heart:
1. stress creates high blood pressure which increases the
risk of rupture of blood vessels
2. stress creates fatty acids and glucose. These are
converted to neutral fat and cholesterol and deposited on
the walls of the arteries leading to the heart. This reduces
the amount of oxygen needed by the heart, which in turn
causes angina.
3. stress increases the levels of hormones in the blood. This
increases the tendency of the blood to clot and so leads to
heart attacks.
"I would estimate that between 90% and 95% of all illnesses
can be blamed totally or mainly on psychological forces." (Dr
Vernon Coleman)
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STRESS & ULCERS
Stress can lead directly to stomach ulcers:
1. stress diverts blood to the muscles of the body where it is
needed to fight off a threat. This means less blood is sent to
the stomach. One of the results is that appetite is put on
hold since eating is of less importance than our immediate
survival;
2. as a result of the reduction in stomach activity, gastric
juices are reduced and the wall of the stomach becomes
exposed;
3. when the threat passes, or is dealt with, the body returns
to normal and gastric juices pour back into the unprotected
stomach and causes stomach ulcers.
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THE COST OF STRESS
The level of stress-related illness and stress disease places a
high toll on medical costs:
1. each year in the UK 180 million working days are lost
because of stress
2. this represents a cost to the health services of £55
million and £4 billion to the whole economy
3. to these costs must now be added the increased costs
of employers' insurance and legal costs as more and
more employees hold employers responsible for stress.
In a typical large company of 10,000 employees, stress
results each year in 73,000 lost working days; the death of
42 of the in-work employees between the ages of 35 and
65; and lost production to the value of over £2.5 million.
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THAT’S
IT!
WELL DONE!
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THANK YOU
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