stress What is Stress? Stress can be defined as negative concept (Mental symbol use in denoting classes of things) which possesses the potential to influence a person’s psychological and physical wellness (Wikipedia: 2012) Stress can also be described as normal but physical responses to conditions‚ events‚ occurrences‚ situations which try to deprive us of our balance in anyway. For example‚ when somebody senses danger whether real or imagined‚ the body mechanism of defences immediately kicks
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Stress affects each of the five dimensions of health: physical‚ mental‚ emotional‚ social‚ and spiritual. Examples of "distressors" (negative stressors) that children and adolescents may confront within these dimensions include: illness‚ injury‚ inadequate nutrition‚ and low levels of physical fitness (physical dimension); pressures to excel in academic and extracurricular activities‚ depression‚ and anxiety (mental/emotional dimension); relational issues‚ peer pressure‚ and dysfunctional family
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Topic: Stress 1. Situation Stress is a serious problem nowadays in Hong Kong. No one in Hong Kong is exempt from stress‚ the poor struggle to make ends meet‚ the rich worry about their investments because they are afraid of losing their wealth while the middle-class work so hard in order to collect a critical mass of investment money so that they may join their rich neighbours. No matter children‚ teenagers or adult‚ are also having short-term or long-term stress. Teenagers having stress due to
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How do you stop stress? Many people always complain about being stressed‚ when you ask them why their stress they give you different answers from school to work to problems with family or friends. Stress is scientifically defined as the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events‚ that we appraise as threatening or challenging (Psychology eight edition 550). This means anything that is happening in a person’s life can lead to stress if it’s not handled correctly and becomes a problem
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Checkpoint: Police Stress External Stress-This stress is produced by real threats or dangers‚ for example: gun runs and auto pursuits. I believe this type of stress would affect an officer’s job by carrying the fear of being injured or killed in the line of duty. This type of stress would possibly affect an officer’s social life and personal life because of the fear the family has to carry with them of their loved one being in danger on a daily basis. In order to manage or reduce these fears an
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Stress‚ Anxiety and Arousal: Effects on performance In sports and games an athletes performance can be influenced by many factors both physical and psychological‚ what makes the difference if all athletes are in their peak physical condition‚ many believe that the difference is psychological factors. These factors can be such things as stress‚ anxiety and arousal. These 3 psychological areas can have both positive and negative effects on an athletes performance. Arousal Arousal is the
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BIOLOGY PROJECT TOPIC:CAUSES OF STREES AND SOLUTIONS CAUSES OF STRESS The circumstances that cause stress are called stressors. Stressors vary in severity and duration .For example the responsibility of caring for a sick parent may be an ongoing source of major stress ‚ whereas getting stuck in a traffic jam mat cause mild short term stress .Some events such as death of a loved one are stressful for everyone .But in other situations ‚individuals may respond differently to
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IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY The word family has multiple meanings in the dictionary. It is ‘a social unit living together’ or ‘parents and their children‚ considered as a group‚ whether dwelling together or not’. In a broader term‚ relatives can also be added to this group. But it is much more than that. Family is the first learning place of an individual in this world. Starting from childhood till old age‚ he learns everything from his family. He sees his family members walking and starts trying that
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Family is where we all belong to and from where our identity comes from. A person is valued based on his family and upbringing. We all belong to a family and it is our family that keeps us together through thick and thin. Without having a family‚ no person is complete and the completeness comes with good family bonding. Now what is a family? By just saying that you live with your family does not hold any values to being a part of the family. Four or five persons living under one roof does not become
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ever thought about why we family has so many family reunions? We have to schedule and plan on which family reunion we are going to the next year and which one we are not going to. Well if our families sit back and research our family history‚ we will come to the conclusion that we are related in so many ways. We either related by marriage‚ by blood‚ or half blood. Being related by marriage is simple. You meet someone and start to like that person. They meet the family and start to interact with
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