ANALYZING THE ARTICLE " THE EFFECT OF STRESS ON HEALTH AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING" October 8‚ 2014 By: Becky Velez One of the definitions of stress offered in literature is: "Stress is the psychological and physical state that results when perceived demands exceed an individual’s ability to cope with them." The profession of nursing has thrived over the past century into a respected and necessary member of the health care arena. However‚ the future of the profession‚ and more imminently‚
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relationship come issues that can may not necessarily be ignored. One issue is how family life can create considerable stress on someone. "Stress is a feeling that is created when we react to particular events. It is the body’s way of rising to a challenge and preparing to meet a tough situation with focus‚ strength‚ stamina‚ and heightened alertness" (Dowshen). Therefore‚ any event that may deal with family can be considered added stress on someone. While growing up‚ family is there to help guide
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Stress is something that every American faces. We face it secondly and minutely and hourly‚ daily and monthly. Sometimes the stress usually comes from thinking negative about something‚ over-thinking. It is something that is eating us up inside‚ taking away bits and pieces of who we are. Anxiety is something that is hard to get rid of. It keeps us on the edge of our seats because we are always wondering what would happen. When there is too much stress in our body‚ it starts to get in the way of lots
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The stress source assessment was every interesting. The assessment told me (the dots underneath the % is what area that caused the % to be higher then normal) : Events Evaluation: 34.8% Family: 55.0% Death of close family members Significant increase or decrease in family income Social: 50.0% Individual: 77.5% Jail term: involved in lawsuit or other court procedure‚ minor violation of the law Improvement or worsening in your state of health Significant increase or decrease in personal finances
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Running head: CAREGIVER STRESS Caregiver Stress The United States has a significant and growing crisis with caregiver stress. There are about 1.4 million older Americans living in nursing homes‚ 6 million receiving care at home‚ and a significant number going without any help at all (International Longevity Center‚ 2009). The current demand for caregiving services is going to worsen considerably with the aging of baby boomers and the United States has no caregiving system in place‚ which
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Abel Vigil Mr. Menard MGT 220 1 August 2013 Individual Stress Management Stress can be interpreted by a variety of people to be the manifestation of a perceived threat to our existence. In many cases stress has the potential to cripple us‚ but in other instances it may continue our survival. Many factors such as a stressor‚ or an apparent threat‚ may cause a person to act impulsively or place special demands on them. Since our subconscious will react to our environment in such a way that
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Psychology Stress Log & Assignment 1) On july 27‚ 2011 my mother passed away from colon cancer. From that day on I think I was introduced to stress. Before my mom passed I was a free bird. I was a happy person when certain problems came my way I was able to brush them off and push them to the side‚ Loosing my mother had changed me in so many ways emotionally and physically. My stress level was high I was emotional‚ I’l get upset easily over
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college learning structure‚ many new and returning students find themselves studying long‚ hard hours. Social Stress While college freshmen face the most obvious social challenges that usually involve leaving one’s entire support structure behind‚ creating a new social network‚ dealing with being away from home for the first time and finding less parental support‚ most students face social stress. Finding and living with a roommate‚ balancing friends with school work (and often part-time jobs)‚ and dealing
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Teens and Stress Many people think that just because you are a young teen that you have no idea what stress is like. News flash‚ school can be a very stressful place especially with the homework‚ tests‚ and all that. Not to mention that nowadays teens are always trying to fit in and impress everyone around them. There is also the stress about finishing highschool and choosing what college to attend and what major to pursue. Many teens have to deal with going to school and also working to earn money
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STRESS In physics‚ stress is defined as a pressure or force exerted on a body. In psychology‚ stress is defined as the demand made on an organism to adopt‚ cope or adjust. Helpful stress is referred to as eustress. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY The field of psychology that studies the relationships between psychological factors (e.g. attitudes‚ beliefs‚ situational influences and behavior patterns) and the prevention and treatment of physical illness. MORE FACTS Intense stress or prolonged stress can overtax
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