Stress is part of modern life‚ the disease of being busy. We live in time when there is so much to do‚ and not enough time to get it done. We are working longer hours‚ driving faster cars‚ living in bigger houses‚ spending more years in colleges. Our leisure time is also full of different activities and there is less and less time before we are rushed to next task. Research shows that time pressure can cause big stress on the body. What is stress? Definition of stress is different for every person
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Stress‚ by one definition‚ is any stimulus which can put the body out of homeostasis. In the 21st century‚ there are many stressors that exist in daily life that can get in the way of healthy living‚ which may make people feel hopeless‚ or constantly feel like they’re wasting their time. I have felt this way many times in my life. These stressors can have many effects‚ either physical‚ mental or emotional‚ which can be solved only by finding ways to manage the stresses in life. In my life‚ there
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How is stress defined? Stress is physical‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and behavioral responses to challenges. By challenges‚ I mean decisions that are made in everyday life. For example‚ a person deciding if they should study once more before an exam. Not only that kicks the stress levels‚ but‚ the person may perform poorly. Decisions are not made easily without some degree of stress added to it. Events that causes stress are known as stressors. It can range from mildly irritating to deadly serious. Imagination
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Once in awhile‚ we experience a feeling called stress. Everyone experiences stress from time to time. Stress is a response to pressure or threat. It is caused by work‚ changes in life‚ relationship with others‚ and many more. All of us have been in a stressful situation. When you have stress‚ you may have headaches‚ chest pain‚ sleep problems‚ and several more effects that can change the behavior and attitude of a person. Some parents believe that students‚ like me‚ are easygoing and relaxed because
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Definitions of stress: The most commonly accepted definition of stress (mainly attributed to Richard S Lazarus) is that stress is a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that “demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize.” In short‚ it’s what we feel when we think we’ve lost control of events. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_00.htm The UK Healthy and Safety Executive defines stress in the following way: "the adverse
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The word stress is a collective term and is used widely across many professions yet it is not clearly defined and has no limitations. Stress is the new norm‚ be you a person‚ pet‚ practitioner‚ old or young‚ stress dominates life and appears in magazines‚ on television and in newspapers that promise guaranteed cures. My understanding of stress is that it is negative and can be categorised into two major groups; physical stress and mental stress. Within these categories the word stress is used as
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Hans Selye defined stress as‚ “the nonspecific response to the body to any demand for change.” Stress is in us all‚ it is how individually we react to it. This is what makes each of us unique. Stress does not have to determine our future. The most important lesson to learn is try not to stress the little things in life. This is important as it affects you daily at school‚ in your family‚ and your future. Learning to put things in perspective is important to dealing with daily stresses. A little worry
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PSYC 322-C01 Stress As a twenty-six year old man who works two full time jobs in addition to being a full time student‚ stress is no stranger. Stress is something‚ which every person deals with everyday‚ in every aspect of his or her lives. Stress has been defined in a multitude of ways by countless of psychologists. According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary(n. d.) ”Stress; a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life‚ work‚ etc.”. Stress can be defined psychologically
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Stress. A word I know all too well. Words can’t even express how it makes my stomach twist and lose my appetite whenever a deadline is approaching or even at the idea of graduating. In a nutshell‚ what stresses me out is the future. The most stressful situation I had recently as a student was preparing for an examination. I cannot recall a time when it was exciting and happy yet depressing and scary at the same time as this examination will determine what my future would be like. I can still remember
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Psychology 1100 Chronic Stress Chronic stressor- A source of stress that occurs continuously or repeatedly. What causes chronic stress? To answer that we first have to know what stress is. The official definition of stress is; Stress- is the physical and or psychological response to internal or external stressors. Stressors- specific events or chronic pressures that place demands on a person or threaten the person’s well-being. Although
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