Stress is a physical and emotional process which we have to learn to cope with. It involves a
lot of threats and challenges, that we have to evaluate in order to learn good coping skill and
learn to relax in certain situation instead of becoming overwhelmed. Many of us may feel stress
by people or situation that we experience in are environment this can be called stressors. Stress
isn’t always negative, but can also be positive. We need some stress that will keep us motivated
in order accomplish are goals. Stress can help are body fight infection by mobilizing are immune
system. Too much stress is not good, but having certain stress can really help us, if we have the
right coping skills to learn to deal with stressful
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As we get older I believe we do get more stress, especially when were entering
young adulthood to adulthood because we think of all the bills we have to pay or how to
contribute to helping are family or wanting to be more independent from are parent. They say as
we get older stress decreases, but I believe that when an adult is getting to old adulthood, when
they lived many stressful experienced and gain the experience to cope with stressful events, they
won’t live such a stressful life. It also depending on the old adult economic status that decide
how much stress they will experience as they get older.
Stress can also create a negative effect in are life if it’s mentally or physically, high stress
can progress heart diseases, high blood pressure, risk of diabetes and onset cancer which are
serious condition. Stress can also cause mental disorders like depression, anxiety and it an onset
of some mental disorders. The other day I physically didn’t feel well I felt my body was weak
and without strength, mentally drained and I was very stress because of the load of work I
had. I thought to myself I have to do something specially when some of my family do
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In the article “Status and Stress” by Moises Velasquez he states “That sense of control tends
to decline as one descends the socioeconomic ladder, with potentially grave consequences. Those
on the bottom are more than three times as likely to die prematurely as those at the top They’re
also more likely to suffer from depression, heart disease and diabetes. Perhaps most devastating,
the stress of poverty early in life can have consequences that last into adulthood.” I find what he
said to be a strong statement, but in some sense true people of low economic status stress more if
it pays rent or even finding healthy food at an affordable price can bring stress and can cause
more health problems. Low economic status people do go through more hardship and have more
stressful life event than a wealthier person that doesn’t have to stress about money. There always
a way a person can learn to cope with their stress if it problem focus, emotional focus,
meaningful focus or social coping that are always ways of releasing
The purpose of this paper is to define stress and how it effects the body's physiological systems. This paper will include the normal functions and organs involved in the following five physiological systems, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, immune and musculoskeletal. This paper will also include a description of a chronic illness associated with each physiological system and how the illness is affected by stress.
The good stress, or “eustress”, plays a significant factor in motivation, adaptation, and reaction to the environment. Positive stress also helps enhance one’s athletic performance. Excessive stress, on the other hand, can unleash all the negative sides and cause a myriad of health risks. Bad stress can increase the risk of strokes, heart attacks, ulcers, dwarfism and mental illnesses such as depression.
Life is full of obstacles and has shown people that stress is very common and a part of life. When you are running around all the time like you are in an emergency mode, your body will pay the price. What some people do not know is that stress can actually be helpful and can cause a positive effect on you. It can serve as a motivation and be useful under pressure. Without stress, our lives would be boring and pointless.
This research paper concerns how individuals perceive stress and the serious effect on their psychological thought process and physical and mental health and how they can cope with their anxiety driven thoughts. Research was gathered using printed material obtained at the Syracuse Bird Library, and also using various online sources and scholarly journals. One printed source written by Frank Campbell addresses the health effects stress can have on an individual while author Richard Lazarus explores coping mechanisms individuals can use to attempt to get rid of the their stress. Author Bruce G. Charlton in his publication in the Journal of Medical Ethics, claims that stress is an empty word, with little value and explains the origin of the Stress. Robert Lazarus explains the concept of stress along with the ambiguity associated with the word. Ruth O’Hara explains what situations causes stress. While authors Carolyn Aldwin and Sandi Mann discuss coping and how to alleviate stress.
“The study published in JAMA pediatrics in 2015, examined 389 people between 4 and 22 years old. A quarter of the participants came from homes well below the federal poverty level ($24,230 annual income for a family of four in 2016). Children from the poorest backgrounds showed greater diminishment of gray matter and scored lower on standardized tests” (Hayasaki). These studies show just how much the amount of income in a household can determine how people succeed. The changes that poverty makes on the brain can cause people’s social interactions to be different than a person who is not living through poverty.
...Three techniques that I use and other people can use to cope with stress are practicing emotion-focused coping, building time-management skills, and regularly practicing meditation. By using these techniques, I am able to lower my stress that I have from homework, socializing, and the newfound responsibilities I have gained since attending college.
Stress is the combination of psychological, physiological, and behavioral reactions that people have in response to events that threaten or challenge them. Stress can be good or bad. Sometimes, stress is helpful, providing people with the extra energy or alertness they need. Stress could give a runner the edge he or she needs to persevere in a marathon, for example. This good kind of stress is called eustress. Unfortunately, stress is often not helpful and can even be harmful when not managed effectively. Stress could make a salesperson buckle under the pressure while trying to make a sales pitch at an important business meeting, for example. Moreover, stress can increase the risk of developing health problems, such as cardiovascular disease and anxiety disorders. This bad kind of stress is called distress, the kind of stress that people usually are referring to when they use the word stress.
"Forty-three percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress; 75 to 90 percent of all physician office visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints; stress is linked to the six leading causes of death--heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide." (Miller, 1993, p.12) " Stress plays havoc with our health, our productivity, our pocketbooks, and our lives, but it is necessary, even desirable." (Oxford, 1998, p.29)
Stress is a normal part of everyday life. From what happens to you and around you, plus the many things that one does to themselves put stress on the body. The common causes of stress that most people encounter are problems in personal relationships, starting a new job, financial situations, daily hassles, illnesses and legal problems (webmd.com). When the body encounters long periods of stress like those our body begins to give off warning signs that something is not right. When we encounter these warnings they shouldn’t be ignored. Our body is telling us that we need to take it down a notch and give
First, stress is defined as an unpleasant state of emotional and physiological arousal that people experience in situations that they perceive as dangerous or threatening to their well being (Patel, 14). Stress is a universal feeling to everyone but the word stress means different things to different people. Some people define stress as events or situations that cause them to feel tension, pressure or negative emotions such as anxiety or anger (Patel, 15). Other people may view stress as a process involving a person’s interpretation and response to a threatening event. In any case, stress has many facets of how one perceives and responds to the certain predicament that is ailing them.
Stress has various effects on the body, both psychological and physiological. Stress can have positive effects on the body and can be beneficial, but frequent stress will eventually cause negative effects on the body.
...hat one can handle the effects of stress on one’s own, but one must seek the ways on how to prevent the effects.
"Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to both good and bad experiences which can be beneficial to your health and safety." (8 Ways Stress Is More Dangerous Than You Think) Everyone 's body responds to stress by releasing hormones, also, you brain receives more oxygen. Stress starts to occur when we become worried about a task or responsibilities we face. Major stress is called chronic stress. It can cause symptoms that can affect your health in a larger way. Some people may say that they succeed more under stress, but sadly, that’s rarely the case. Research has shown that "stress makes a person more likely to make mistakes" (Stress Symptoms, Signs, & Causes). For most people, stress is extremely normal for them that they don 't see it as anything but ordinary. However, stress can motivate someone while under pressure and even get you through a tough or dangerous
A person with Episodic Stress would also overreact to situations and seem in a rush.
Most researchers agreed that finances are an important factor for stress. According to an online poll carried 23% of people, who take part in these studies answer that finances as the major cause of stress in their lives. Stress about budget maybe result in insufficient income. Financial stress has led the list in much modern survey. In fact, the more modern life is, the more important money is. Anything needs money, even love also needs it. College students are stressed when they have to pay for an education. Older citizens find that retirement income can be a main cause of stress, when adults are stress because they have to face family expenditures. In addition, work is a major factor of stress. 80% Americans agreed that economy is a significant cause of stress. We always worry about getting a suitable job and how we keeping this job. Besides, we often worry new kind of work and new responsibilities. Sometimes, work stress is brought on by others such as our staffs, our leaders. we bring it on