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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children‚ and then developing into adolescence‚ followed by adulthood and then finally old age. Each of these phases has its own distinctive psychological‚ social and biological characteristics which people go through in life (Mintz‚ 2008). This text focuses on the adolescence stage of human life which is defined by Weiten (2010) as “a transitional period between childhood and adulthood” (p. 463). In addition‚ Weiten (2010) states that there is no precise age for this phase but however can be estimated
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Shirley B. Caldwell ENG031 (Caldwell Essay 1) Stress in Our Lives We all deal with stress in our everyday lives from work‚ school‚ and family. It can affect us mentally and physically. Many deal with it by themselves. Some seek professional help. Do you go into their secret closet to pray? Are you one of those people that listen to music? Do you find comfort in just talking to someone? Many jobs can be stressful from working long hours‚ overbearing bosses‚ co-workers that are not
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The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN Caring is the heart of nursing. Most nurses have a quality about them that harbors caring. Caring is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as‚ “effort made to do something correctly‚ safely‚ or without causing damage‚” or “things that are done to keep someone healthy‚ safe‚ etc.” Nurses‚ whether they are an associate degree educated or baccalaureate educated‚ want to do a good job. They don’t come to work to intentionally
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was formed. One of the many uses for music therapy is stress management. Throughout the course of a day people experience many stressors‚ school‚ work and family‚ just to name a few. Music has a unique ability to lower levels of anxiety and tension when listened to under the proper conditions. There are many correlations between the types of music listened to and the amount of decreased stress. To explain how some music lowers levels of stress and others don’t‚ one should know how sound is processed
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changing demands‚ we undergo stress. Stress – the word itself brings a shiver down the spine. The new centaury has really given meaning to this word. It’s there‚ at home‚ at school‚ at work place‚ at everywhere. Routine hassles are known to have significant negative effects on person’s mental and physical health. It’s nothing bad; neither does it always hamper your performance. Look at the people who dive deep in the sea‚ the coal miners‚ and the mountaineers‚ who live with stress all the time. The notable
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Human Behavior in the Social Environment II “Middle Adulthood: A Second Adolescence New York University Silver School of Social Work Spring 2014 Biological Factors: Demographic: Lester is a 42 year old‚ straight white male. He lives in an upper middle class neighborhood‚ a suburb‚ with his wife‚ Caroline and teenage daughter Jane. He finds both his personal as well as professional life unfulfilling. He feels both his wife and daughter have nothing but contempt for him and his work performance
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Representations of Adolescence through Fiction According to Kate Legge‚ an Australian journalist‚ young adult novels are too dark and pessimistic‚ as she states in the following quote: Father bashes mother‚ mother abandons children… Violence‚ drugs‚ suicides. The novels of some top writes of young people’s fiction have never been bleaker or more explicit… (Kate Legge; The Australian Magazine; 1998) ‘Tomorrow‚ When the War Began’ by John Marsden and ‘Ugly’ by Constance Briscoe both involve issues
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Masker_G_M2A_1 Coping with Stress I chose the topic of‚ Bob just found out that one of his friends died at work and they will be having the funeral on Thursday. This would be considered a major event. This type of stress has been known to affect the health of a physical person. (AUO 2013 p3.) For Bob‚ the loss of his friend could cause anxiety‚ depression‚ changes in eating habits‚ and personal habits. There are things Bob could do to help lower his stress level. According to Charles and Nathan
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AS Psychology: Unit 2 PSYA2 (May exam) Biological Psychology – Stress Unit 2 Booklet 1 (of 2): Stress as a Bodily Response Stress First of all we need to answer the question- ‘What is stress? There is no single definition of stress. Any definition of stress must take into account the internal factors (physiological changes)‚ external factors (the situation itself) and
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