Chapter 2: Stress: The Constant Challenge DEFINITIONS stress response The physiological changes associated with stress. stress The collective physiological and emotional responses to any stimulus that disturbs an individual’s homeostasis. autonomic nervous system The branch of the peripheral nervous system that‚ largely without conscious thought‚ controls basic body processes; consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. parasympathetic division A division of the autonomic
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Stress occurs in human life is frequency because there are many challenge people need to face in daily. Also it is a part of student’s life‚ when the student study at university‚ they may face more difficult problem such as more expectation from their parents‚ financial problems‚ exam or assignment. There are many definitions about stress‚ one definition of stress is the body’s reaction from any situation or thought that changes a physical‚ mental or emotional adjustment or response. (Morrow‚ 2009)
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called a stress. What is a stress? Stress is the reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed upon them. It arises when they worry that they can’t cope. Stress is a condition or feeling of experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize. Stress arises when individuals perceive that they cannot adequately cope with the demands being made on them or with threats to their well-being. Stress is the
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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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The potential causes of stress are numerous. Your stress may be linked factors such as the state of the world‚ the environment in which you live or work‚ or your family. Your stress can also come from your own irresponsible behavior‚ negative attitudes and feelings‚ or unrealistic expectations. the causes of stress are highly individual. What you consider stressful depends on many factors‚ including your personality‚ general outlook on life‚ problem-solving abilities‚ and social support system
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Tips on Coping with Stress for College Students I am sure the word ‘stress’ is a word that is very familiar to all of us – especially those who are studying foundation engineering. Stress is caused by the feeling of worry or pressure about a particular problem in life. For college students like us‚ stress or pressure is a result of high expectations that our family put on us. The pressure of competition among our friends too can cause to stress. No matter how you look at it‚ there is no way of
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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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How To Relieve Stress? “You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” ― Dan Millen What is stress? Stress is great tension and pressure that are built inside our minds because we have a problem of acceptance ‚ accepting life events ‚ sometimes we call it twist of fate. How harmful can stress affect our lives? It can cause great physical and psychological illness. Some of the tools that can relieve stress are music ‚ sports ‚ relaxation and meditation(Yoga
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In all the research on stress management for nurses there are two that stand out among all the various reports and professional peer to peer advice‚ is the necessity for good co-worker relationships and uninterrupted time away from work on a regular basis. This is not to say that there needs to be vacations taken wildly and expensively‚ just time away
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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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