Stress Case Study

Your exams are coming up, although you’ve prepared all you can, when sitting down at the desk your heart is pumping at an abnormal pace and you may be breathing heavily or sweating. This is called Stress; everyone in this room has gone through stress sometime in their life. But I believe that stress can also be your friend.

Let’s begin with the original point that established a new approach to stress for me on a personal level. There was a study released in 2008 by Harvard University, which trailed 30,000 Americans for eight years, they began by asking people "How much stress have you experienced in the last year?" and "Do you believe that stress is harmful for your health?”

Participants that experienced a lot of stress in the previous year had a 43 percent increased risk of dying. This statement was only true for the believers of stress being

The pounding of your heart is preparing you for what’s ahead. If you 're breathing faster, it 's not an issue. It’s only leading more oxygen to the brain. And participants, who learned that their stress response is helpful in their performance, were less anxious, less stressed and more confident. In a typical stress response, your heart rate rises, and blood vessels constrict. This constriction is why chronic stress is associated with cardiovascular disease. Although it is not healthy to always be in such a tranquil mood, participants view their natural responses as strengths and their blood vessels remained relax. While their heart was still pounding, it is a healthier cardiovascular profile. . This “profile” actually resembles what you see moments of joy and courage. Over a countless amount of stressful experiences, this simple biological change could be the difference between a stress-induced heart attack at age 45 and living well into your 80s. This shows that your views on stress really do