Enzymes are biological catalysts (substances that speed up a chemical reaction without themselves being permanently altered)…
“The PSS is a 14-item scale designed to measure the degree to which individuals appraise situations in their lives as stressful. An abbreviated scale, including 4 of the original scale items, has also been developed. PSS items were designed to tap the degree to which respondents find their lives unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloading: three issues central to the appraisal of stress” (Cohen, 1986). The PSS is a self-administering questionnaire that explores the individual’s feelings encountered over a month period and measures the degree to which the individual considers certain situations as stressful to one’s life. The items 1-10 are general questions, and they have five responses each ranging from “never” to “very often”. In scoring the PSS, reverse the score for the responses to items numbers: 4, 5, 7, and 8 (the positively scored items), and all the scores across the 10 items are summed up. The scores range from 0-40; the higher the score is, the greater the stress. According to Cohen (1986), “because it (PSS) does not tie appraisal to particular situations, it is sensitive to the nonoccurrence of events as well as to the ongoing life circumstances, to stress resulting from events occurring in the lives of friends and relatives, and to expectations concerning future events” (p.718). By using the PSS is the assessment phase of the nursing process, the nurse can possibly identify the patient’s risk for stress, explore how the patient copes in a stressful situation, and design a way to work with the patient in a way that can improve the quality of care the patient…
In this file of SCI 100 Personal Health Assessment you will find the next information:…
What surprise me Robert Sapolsky spent all this time researching stress to mentioned how he, and I quote “The reality is I am unbelievably stressed and Type A and poorly coping. Why else would I study this stuff for 80 hours a week? He went on to say “No doubt everything I advise is going to lose all its credibility if I kneel over dead from a heart attack in my early 50s. I am not good dealing with stress. But one thing that works to my advantage is I love my work. I love every aspect of it” unquoted.…
Maladaptive thoughts, which might have led to increased stress for this student include the extent of problems. Looking at a health perspective, this student could be having anxiety, which will bring on shortness of breath rapid heart rates. This student is increasing stress while talking him or her into a heart attack. Looking at the diet, he or she may put more stress on themselves by not going to the gym and giving into the fast food. Thoughts could be “why change, it will be the same”. Maladaptive thoughts can harm a person. Reading into the negatives will lead to acting in negative ways.…
In my stress processing report I will discuss the three areas of greatest need, which are my lowest scores on the SPR circumplex. The SPR circumplex consist of four clusters: Goals, Self, Others and Process. Under these headings we have styles and for Goals we have: Satisfaction, Directedness, Expectations and Future view. Under self we have: Growth, Effectiveness, Self-Image, past view, Control and Approval. Next we have others: Inclusions, Interpersonal, Intimacy, and Trust. Finally, we have Process: Receptiveness, Synergy, Cooperation, Time Orientation, and Time Utilization.…
Being a teen today in this generation brings an overload of stress. There’s social drama, school over load, family issues, personal problems, and way more. Dealing with my own stress, I tested a few stress management techniques, which really helped to detox some of the negative stress in my life. The first method I chose was imagery, the second was volleyball, and the third was music. They helped me realize I was too blessed to stress!…
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The psychological wellness office I picked was Bryce Healing center situated in Tuscaloosa Alabama. This establishment has incredible history behind it. This foundation was established in 1859 as the Alabama Crazy Doctor's facility and is the most established psychological wellness office in the state. Dorothy Dix, a psychological wellness advocate, campaigned to have a foundation for mental healing facilities in states where the rationally sick were being abused. She chose a doctor, Subside Bryce, who additionally was the administrator of the new office. Bryce office furnished patients with numerous open doors that assisted with financing. Dwindle Bryce was known to be a champion in empathetic restorative medications for the rationally sick.…
Directions: Wellness involves a variety of components that work together to build the total concept. Following are some questions concerning EIGHT aspects of wellness. In response to each question of the scale, select the answer that best represents you at this time. At the end of each section, your responses will be totaled and transferred to the appropriate section in the Wellness Assessment Summary (An Extracted Version of Lifestyle Assessment Inventory developed by Anspaugh, Hamrick & Rosato, 2006).…
Kunderburk, J. S., Fielder, R. L., DeMartini, K. S., & Flynn, C. A. (2012). Integrating…
My Social Readjustment Rating Scale score was 570. To say the least the past year has been a world wind. From reading the scale explanations it states that illness is possible with the amount of stress I have had in the past year. I have found this to be true. In the past month I have been feeling more run down than usual. I think now that I have begun scheduling my time again; things will start to settle down. Now when I took the two other quizzes my score was a lot better. The first quiz was 30 and the second was 64. I believe with all the stress I have been having the only way I have been completing everything was with my organization. I am also very ambitious so I do not like waiting to get tasks done. I have learned that setting time aside for tasks is the best way to complete them. I have to continue to delegate my time wisely and complete my tasks in a timely manor. I have been using my monthly calendar and alarms to keep me on track. I also have written down my personal goals and take time out each day to review them. Knowing what is at the end of the journey helps keep me motivated.…
Holmes and Rahe (1967) developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) which identifies 43 stressful life changes that can contribute to stress-related illness. Each one of the 43 stressful life events was awarded a Life Change Unit depending on how traumatic it was felt to be by a large sample of 400 participants. The highest Life Change Unit is 100, being death of a spouse. Participants calculate a total value for stressful life events by adding up the scores for each event experienced usually over a 12 month period. Total life change units are measured and used as an indicator of stress for each participant. Holmes and Rahe suggested that a score greater than 150 meant that the participant was at risk of stress related illness, which rose by a further 50% if the participant had a score greater than 300.…
In this paper I will go over my results to the daily hassle self-assessment results and the many factors that have affected my stress. I will also explain ways to lessen the stress and promote my psychological and physical health.…