The document discusses stress in three parts. Part 1 defines stress and its effects on health, identifying physical, mental, behavioral, and emotional symptoms. It distinguishes between negative stress which impacts well-being, and positive stress which adds excitement. Part 2 examines factors influencing work stress. Part 3 discusses managing stress through controlling external such as work organization and life events, internal stress, and using techniques like changing perspectives and adopting healthy behaviors.
Tom Meyers (Nl, En, Fr, De), is an Osteopath and Stress Coach who has been working with patients suffering from (work-related) stress for the last 10 years. Tom has written the eBook ‘Reaset: The return of Ease’, has written on a regular basis articles for ‘Together Magazine’ and presented on Radio X the weekly feature ‘Health Matters’. Tom is also a regular public speaker and trainer in Belgium and abroad on the topic of ‘Understanding and Managing Stress’ in which he shares scientific research blended with his professional insights on the Body-Mind aspect of stress.
Tom has given presentations for: Attentia, BASF, Adessa Consulting (Belgium and Switzerland), UPS, Uniworld River Cruises (Germany), School for Dreamers (Italy), the Council of the European Union, European Commission: DG AGRI, EACEA , Secretariat General and True Impact (Swizerland).
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.
What is stress? Stress is a part of being alive. A total absence of stress can be achieved only in death. Stress is the "wear and tear" our minds and bodies experience.
Stress occurs when the pressure is greater than the resource. 80% of all modern diseases originate from 'stress'.
"Stress Management" is the art of taking care of oneself. So, become aware of your stressors and your physical and emotional reactions.
Our aim is not to eliminate stress but to learn how to manage and use it to help us.
This presentation serves as an introduction to stress management. Nothing much in depth has been covered, but a solid foundation for an understanding has been made. It was made as per guidelines for an oral presentation and was uploaded in the same form.
Tom Meyers (Nl, En, Fr, De), is an Osteopath and Stress Coach who has been working with patients suffering from (work-related) stress for the last 10 years. Tom has written the eBook ‘Reaset: The return of Ease’, has written on a regular basis articles for ‘Together Magazine’ and presented on Radio X the weekly feature ‘Health Matters’. Tom is also a regular public speaker and trainer in Belgium and abroad on the topic of ‘Understanding and Managing Stress’ in which he shares scientific research blended with his professional insights on the Body-Mind aspect of stress.
Tom has given presentations for: Attentia, BASF, Adessa Consulting (Belgium and Switzerland), UPS, Uniworld River Cruises (Germany), School for Dreamers (Italy), the Council of the European Union, European Commission: DG AGRI, EACEA , Secretariat General and True Impact (Swizerland).
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.
What is stress? Stress is a part of being alive. A total absence of stress can be achieved only in death. Stress is the "wear and tear" our minds and bodies experience.
Stress occurs when the pressure is greater than the resource. 80% of all modern diseases originate from 'stress'.
"Stress Management" is the art of taking care of oneself. So, become aware of your stressors and your physical and emotional reactions.
Our aim is not to eliminate stress but to learn how to manage and use it to help us.
This presentation serves as an introduction to stress management. Nothing much in depth has been covered, but a solid foundation for an understanding has been made. It was made as per guidelines for an oral presentation and was uploaded in the same form.
Stress management is a. “set of techniques and programs intended to help people deal more effectively with stress in their lives by analysing the specific stressors and taking positive actions to minimize their effects.
Stress: Individual and Organizational consequences and managementDahlia Paglinawan
Stress is primarily a physical response. It has two effects, individual and organizational. Individual consequences of stress are physical, psychological and behavioral in nature and the organizational effect of stress is all of the individual plus decrease efficiency, absenteeism and presenteeism among others.
Stress management is a. “set of techniques and programs intended to help people deal more effectively with stress in their lives by analysing the specific stressors and taking positive actions to minimize their effects.
Stress: Individual and Organizational consequences and managementDahlia Paglinawan
Stress is primarily a physical response. It has two effects, individual and organizational. Individual consequences of stress are physical, psychological and behavioral in nature and the organizational effect of stress is all of the individual plus decrease efficiency, absenteeism and presenteeism among others.
GERO 508 Spring 2021
Week 2
The Mind & Body Connection
Timothy Lu Office Hours: By Appointment Email: [email protected]
Dr Paul Nash CPsychol, AFBPsS, FHEA
Office: GERO 231E
Office Hours: Thurs 09.00-12.00
(OR AGREED APPOINTMENT)
Email: [email protected]
Gillian Fennell
Email: [email protected]
Questions about assessments?
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The session in brief
Biological – What is stress?
Biological consequences of stress
Biological models of stress
Measuring biological stress
What does stress look like?
The meaning of sex
Psychological approaches to stress
Environmental approaches to stress
Specific models of stress
Bio-Psycho-Social models of stress
Measuring psychological components of stress
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What forms can stress take?
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Stress – The overview
Actual Stress
- See a predator / See a car coming towards you
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Perceived Stress
- In a situation where something may or may not happen
Which do you think happens with humans? Why?
Humans exhibit the anticipatory stress response, well done us!! Turn on stress response for psychological reasons
- memory, emotions, thoughts
NOT what stress was designed for which leads to potential for chronic stress
Essentially the aim of the stress response is to return us to the homeostatic equilibrium we are in.
Acute or Chronic?
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The meaning of sex
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Fight or Flight
Tend and Befriend
Evolutionary
Protection of self and offspring
Nurturing offspring under stressful situation
Protect from harm (tend)
Create / join social groups to maximize resource and protection (befriend)
Evolutionary
Protection of self
Fight a stressor
Escape a stressor
Short lived
Few mins – Alive or dead
Most research based on males until the tend / befriend hypothesis produced. Mainly due to different cyclical variation in hormones and endocrine responses making research with women less predictable.
Not the whole story and we have biological and psychological differences later in the course!
Stress – The psychological approach
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Stress as a response
The ways in which we respond to a stressor
Storm and stress approach
Coping & resilience
Effects of prolonged stress
Stress as a stimulus
Views stress as a significant life event or change that demands response, adjustment, or adaptation
Sees change as inherently stressful
Stress is dealt with uniformly across populations
Illness outcome thresholds are uniform
Stress as a transaction
Stress is a product of the human – environment transaction
Hardiness, resilience, locus of control and self-efficacy are important constructs
Duration of transaction (Episodic, Acute, Chronic)
Environmental stressors
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Suboptimal environmental conditions pose demands that may exceed an individuals ability to cope
The imbalance between environmental demands and response capabilities is called…..?
…Stress
Environmental stressors include:
Chronic
Noise when living by a freeway
Acute
Noise when in a tunnel
Which is more ...
5. WHAT IS STRESS ? 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 .
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7. TYPES OF STRESSORS 1) Physicochemical stressor External environment represented by "nature." For example, change in climate and weather. 2) Social stressor The "social environment." For example, individual level, life environment such as work, home, and school, human relationship. 3) Biological stressor The internal environment. Some change occurred inside our body. Sickness and injury would be the easiest example for this. 4) Mental stressor Psychological condition such as pleasantness and unpleasantness. Mostly caused by above stressors.