What Causes Stress, Effects and Solution to Stress
TOPIC: Explain the causes of stresses.
Introduction
Life is full of expectations, commitments, deadlines, frustrations and demands. People are faced with stress every day that it has become a way of life. Stress is a response to evens that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some ways. According to Gilabert (2007:10) stress is defined as an emotional reaction occurring in the presence of certain stimuli that usually trigger the body’s coping mechanisms to face the new circumstance.
Stress is caused by different factors, situations and pressure that are face by an individual. The situations and pressure that causes stress are known as stressors. Stress is not a sickness but it can have serious effects to the body. What causes stress depends, at least in part, on your perception of it (smith, et.al.2012:3). That is, if you are faced with a situation and you think of it negatively, then it will have negative effects, thus, if you look at it positively, then it will turn out to have positive effects. This paper will explain the external causes of stress and internal causes of stress.
Content
External factors of stress
Major life change is one of the external factors of stress. There are many life changes that causes stress some are positive and some are negative, however both causes stress. Negative major life changes are events such as death of a spouse, divorce, marriage pregnancy and so on. People who are faced with such problems have more pressure and worries that mostly stay with them for a very long time. This causes stress and sometimes leads to serious illnesses.
According to Spielberger (1979:25) “an incompatible, conflict ridden relationship between husband and wife can be an unending source of stress”. Most couple find that they have different interest after settling together. This causes ongoing arguments which leads to divorce and separation.
Furthermore, positive life changes are events such as outstanding personal achievements and taking a
Introduction
Life is full of expectations, commitments, deadlines, frustrations and demands. People are faced with stress every day that it has become a way of life. Stress is a response to evens that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some ways. According to Gilabert (2007:10) stress is defined as an emotional reaction occurring in the presence of certain stimuli that usually trigger the body’s coping mechanisms to face the new circumstance.
Stress is caused by different factors, situations and pressure that are face by an individual. The situations and pressure that causes stress are known as stressors. Stress is not a sickness but it can have serious effects to the body. What causes stress depends, at least in part, on your perception of it (smith, et.al.2012:3). That is, if you are faced with a situation and you think of it negatively, then it will have negative effects, thus, if you look at it positively, then it will turn out to have positive effects. This paper will explain the external causes of stress and internal causes of stress.
Content
External factors of stress
Major life change is one of the external factors of stress. There are many life changes that causes stress some are positive and some are negative, however both causes stress. Negative major life changes are events such as death of a spouse, divorce, marriage pregnancy and so on. People who are faced with such problems have more pressure and worries that mostly stay with them for a very long time. This causes stress and sometimes leads to serious illnesses.
According to Spielberger (1979:25) “an incompatible, conflict ridden relationship between husband and wife can be an unending source of stress”. Most couple find that they have different interest after settling together. This causes ongoing arguments which leads to divorce and separation.
Furthermore, positive life changes are events such as outstanding personal achievements and taking a