The Importance of Stress Management
Stress today can be described as "that which disturbs a person's mental and physical well-being" (Morrison 1). Common symptoms of stress include chronic fatigue, changes in appetite, drug and/or alcohol abuse, difficulty sleeping, body aches, and changes in emotions (Cooper 1-2). And although stress is something that is inevitable, it can be controlled. Just about everything we do today creates stress, both good and bad. In the face paced and technological world we live in, stress management is key to survival as well as sanity.
Stress can be caused from numerous things for example, a death in the family, divorce, or loss of a job. But stress is also attributed to smaller things such as bouncing a check or sitting in a line of traffic. Though most people refer to stress as the negative things, stress can also be positive. Marriages or births are just two examples of the many positives that contribute to our stress levels (Morrison 2).
According to Morrison, "7 out of 10 people surveyed said they felt stressed in a typical workday" (Morrison 1). On-going stress can result in many problems be it physically, mentally, socially, and intellectually. Morrison also reports "70-80% of all visits to the doctor are for stress-related illnesses" (Morrison 1). Approximately 50% of all illnesses today can be attributed to stress (Morrison 1).
Stress management is becoming a very important factor in today's society as well as in the business world. $200 billion dollars is spent every year by North American businesses on account of stress. Employees that are frequently absent cost companies money. The unreliable help and the lack ...
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... of stress. The better we can adapt to life changes and stressful situations, the better off we will be emotionally, behaviorally, physically, and mentally.
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Dr. Mengele was truly a smart man. He studied medicine and psychology throughout his lifetime, most of these experiences were at the Frankfurt University (9). Little did people known that Josef Mengele was actually hired simply to study heredity in twins. The Nazi army enlisted Mengele during his last years studying at the Frankfurt University.(5)With his expertise in the medical field the SS really believed he could find the key to heredity, which they believed would win them the war. With the extensive capabilities Mengele had, he was able to extensively research throughout hundreds of experiments. Mengele experimented and tested ideas to his hearts content, on the countless amounts of Jewish prisoners.
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In 1877, President Rutherford Hayes disengaged troops from the South and slave owners took back their power. With new control these southern white politicians passed the Black Codes. These codes/laws were written to oversee the behavior of African Americans after the Civil War, model after the slave codes that were enforced before the Civil War. These codes are just a different kind of slavery. Black people of that era had to watch everything they did. They couldn’t do just anything and what is really sad they still had to serve white people in one way or another. This still was no way to live. White men could serve as police until police could get to the scene. White people still had control over black people. This codes were very extreme too. Only a black man that was in the army would be allowed to carry a firearm but they could not preach. These codes where emplaced out of the white man’s ignorance and fear. Even with the Fourteenth Amendment, escaping state governments from treating citizens otherwise. In 1892, Plessy v. Ferguson, while riding a train passenger Homer Plessy sat in the “whites only” car and declined to sit in the Jim Crow car. The decision was for Ferguson
Dr.Mengele was a Nazi doctor and scientist that did many studies on the twins of the camps; he essentially used Auschwitz as his own personal laboratory. Twins in the camp were his prime victims, one was used as the control and the other was used for testing and experimental factors. Many of these twins were murdered during or after the experiments. Mengele would perform extreme surgeries without any anesthetic. Other experiments ranged from lethal injections, chemical testing, castration, pressure chambers and exposure to other extreme traumas (“Angel of Death”). Eva Mozes Kor and her twin Miriam Mozes were survivors of Dr.Mengele’s experiments. Eva explains how she and her sister were discovered by Mengele in the camps.
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Second are stressors caused by major live events, which includes marriage, going to college, death of a loved one and birth of a child, to name a few. These events can be either positive or negative, depending on how an individual perceives it. One can see going to college as exciting while the other sees it as threatening and stressful. Thus, it should be noted that positive life events are not associated with stress, only the negative ones, but only you can tell if it’s positive or
During World War II, Hitler rounded up people who were not part of the Aryan Race and sent them to concentration camps; in those camps, some of those people served as test subjects for medical experimentation. These experiments separate into three categories. The first type were “experiments aimed at facilitating the survival of Axis military personnel,” (Museum). Next, the “experimentation aimed at developing and testing pharmaceuticals and treatment methods for injuries and illnesses which German military and occupation personnel encountered in the field” (Museum). Finally, the “[experimentations] sought to advance the racial and ideological tenets of the Nazi worldview” (Museum). In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, Dr. Mengele conducted at least two of the selections that Elie had to watch and go through, but it is different because in Night, Elie Wiesel was not aware of the experiments and only saw Dr. Mengele during the selections. Dr. Mengele and other SS doctors received the power to test various medical experiments on Jews, Gypsies, war prisoners, the unwanted, and others that Hitler sent to concentration camps. Some were done for science and others were just to satisfy the doctor's interests.
Lagnado, Lucette, and Sheila Cohn Dekel. Children of the flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the untold story
We spend much of daily lives working. In fact, Americans spend about eight-times as many hours working as they do eating and drinking (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013). Approximately seven in ten Americans report that they experience symptoms of stress (Anderson, Belar, Breckler, Nordal, Ballard, Bufka, Bossolo & Bethune, 2013). Stress is elicited by a variety of psychological stimulus associated with our jobs, our residences, our social interactions, and the activities we engage in (p. 249, Franken, 2007). Many Americans live with the burden of an unsatisfying job as well as a stressful workplace. An online survey of 1,848 people in the United States, conducted by the American Psychological Association, found that 74 percent of people name work as their primary source of stress (p. 284, Schultz and Schultz, 2010). In the workplace, stress is reflected in lower productivity, reduced motivation as well as increased errors and accidents (p. 284, Schultz and Schultz, 2010). Excessive stress can lead to many adverse consequences. When people experience too much stress they can also suffer from psychological consequences such as depression and sleep disorders (p. 191, Griffin & Moorhead, 2014). Research shows that stress can even contribute to the development of major illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, and obesity, as well as exacerbate existing illnesses (Anderson et al., 2013).
Stress as an epidemic in the 21st Century – The Mental Health of Medical Professionals
Stress is a common factor in all of our daily lives. Learning to manage stress can be life changing and be very useful in both our personal and work environments. Stress can be caused by many different situations, such as family problems, work problems, finances, deadlines, information overload, unhealthy eating, lack of exercise, public speaking, trust issues, friendships, and so on. Stress is defined as, “an adaptive response, mediated by individual characteristics and/or psychological processes, that is a consequence of any external action, situation, or event that places special physical and/or psychological demands upon a person” (Kreitner and Kinicki, p.551). Stress triggers are different for different people. Although we would like to avoid stress, it is impossible. We need stress in our lives in order to stay alive and help us make quick decisions in life or death situations. Stress can actually be a good thing such as eustress, stress that is good or produces a positive outcome. When a person experiences stress it causes one of two reactions, fight or flight, which allows us to make the decision to either accept the situation or run away. According to Kreitner and Kinicki , “Physiologically, this stress response is a biochemical “passing gear” involving hormonal changes that mobilize the body for extraordinary demands” ( p.550). The main point is we cannot avoid stress; stress is good for us to a certain extent. Our efforts need to be aimed at managing stress and learning to live with and embrace it.
Stress is defined as “any circumstance that threatens or is perceived to threaten one’s well-being and thereby tax one’s coping abilities” (Weiten & Lloyd, 2006, p. 72). Stress is a natural event that exists literally in all areas of one’s life. It can be embedded in the environment, culture, or perception of an event or idea. Stress is a constant burden, and can be detrimental to one’s physical and mental health. However, stress can also provide beneficial effects; it can satisfy one’s need for stimulation and challenge, promote personal growth, and can provide an individual with the tools to cope with, and be less affected by tomorrow’s stress (Weiten & Lloyd, 2006, p. 93).
Despite that many don 't realize the dangers, stress is one of the most significant problems of modern times, causing serious problems on physical and mental health. Stress symptoms may be affecting a patients health, even though a doctor may not realize it. Don 't assume that an illness is to blame for that excruciating headache or your sleep deprivation. Let 's face it, everyone copes with stress. Sometimes stress is in our favor, but other times it could feel like stress is taking over. " Stress is a normal physical response your body uses to protect itself from challenges life throws at it each day"(Stress and Health: How Stress Affects Your Health) Stress affects everyone differently, so it 's important to understand what may be causing