Stress Management
DATE: 03/12/12
|ASSESSMENT: |k.p/p.c |
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|Stress is any influence which disturbs the natural equilibrium of the body and includes within its reference, physical injury, exposure,| |
|deprivation, all kinds of diseases and emotional disturbance. (Wingate, 1972). Stress has been described using many different models and| |
|theories. The first model is known as the fight or flight model which was founded by Walter Cannon, 1932. He discovered that when the | |
|human body becomes anxious or uptight about a certain situation which has caused it distress or shock, it produces hormones to help it | |
|cope. Stress affects the hormones in our body which includes; blood draining from your face, stomach churning and tension which means | |
|when someone is put in a threatening position, they will either fight it or flee the situation to escape. The next model is known as the| |
|Yerkes and Dodson Law, 1908. Their research found that pressure can be good when carrying out tasks as it assists to motivate and | |
|stimulate your brain. Everyone copes with stress differently. Some people cope well with it while others crumble with the slightest hint| |
|of stress. They found that when people were carrying out tasks with no pressure, i.e. a time scale, they responded slowly and often | |
|underachieve. With just the right amount of pressure, we are able to perform well as we are more motivated in getting the task done | |
|right and on time. However, with too much pressure we can become unproductive and unable to
|ASSESSMENT: |k.p/p.c |
| | |
|Stress is any influence which disturbs the natural equilibrium of the body and includes within its reference, physical injury, exposure,| |
|deprivation, all kinds of diseases and emotional disturbance. (Wingate, 1972). Stress has been described using many different models and| |
|theories. The first model is known as the fight or flight model which was founded by Walter Cannon, 1932. He discovered that when the | |
|human body becomes anxious or uptight about a certain situation which has caused it distress or shock, it produces hormones to help it | |
|cope. Stress affects the hormones in our body which includes; blood draining from your face, stomach churning and tension which means | |
|when someone is put in a threatening position, they will either fight it or flee the situation to escape. The next model is known as the| |
|Yerkes and Dodson Law, 1908. Their research found that pressure can be good when carrying out tasks as it assists to motivate and | |
|stimulate your brain. Everyone copes with stress differently. Some people cope well with it while others crumble with the slightest hint| |
|of stress. They found that when people were carrying out tasks with no pressure, i.e. a time scale, they responded slowly and often | |
|underachieve. With just the right amount of pressure, we are able to perform well as we are more motivated in getting the task done | |
|right and on time. However, with too much pressure we can become unproductive and unable to
Bibliography: | | |Wingate, 1972, The Penguin Medical Encyclopaedia. | | |A.C. Ugural, S.K. Fenster, Advanced Strength and Applied Elasticity, 4th ed. | |