TEENAGE STRESS Laura sits in her room surrounded by a stack of notes‚ cramming for a test that she entirely forgot about‚ while James stares blankly at a college application. He also has the knowledge that he must be at work in 20 minutes‚ and that his car hardly has any gas left in it. Both of these teenagers suffer from a common dilemma‚ stress. Stress is a reaction to external and internal pressure. It is a normal function that helps people in their daily lives ("Stress: Who"). Without
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PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction “Stress is not what happens to us. It is our response to what happens. And response is something we can choose.” This sagacious saying was quoted by Dr. Maureen Killoran‚ a certified universalist and an advocate on health and wellness. The quotation imparts to us that stress is not altogether negative as what most people would think at first. It still depends on how an individual sees and copes with the stress placed upon him. If you perceive potentially
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Three Stages of Coping with a Mentally-ill Relative Having a mentally-ill family member affects the quality of life in the family in different ways depending on how well the family is coping with their relative’s illness. According to the authors of the article Effects of Mental Illness on Family Quality of Life‚ family members go through three distinct stages when coping with their relative’s mental illness. Although families can experience each stage in any order or time‚ generally the first phase
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Stress can be a positive thing - helping an individual to grow‚ develop‚ be stimulated and take action. However‚ if stress exceeds a person’s ability to cope it can impact on their mental and physical health in a range of ways. Some research studies estimate up to two thirds of illnesses seen by GP’s are stress related. In the days of the caveman‚ stress often came in the form of physical threats that required individuals to react quickly and decisively. The body helped out by automatically
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cw/-/1510922/index.html WHAT IS STRESS? Stress is a psychological reaction to the demands inherent in a stressor that has the potential to make a person feel tense or anxious because the person does not feel capable of coping with these demands. All stress is not intrinsically bad since moderate levels of stress can serve as stimulation. However‚ stress does become a problem when it leads to especially high levels of anxiety and tension. Personality and Stress Personality can affect both the
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1.1 Define "stress‚" "stressor‚" and give several examples of the three types of stress (pp. 3-5). Explain what is meant by “Holistic Health” and summarize the various dimensions of health (pp. 5-8). Summarize the various sources of stress; then explain the three basic approaches to managing stress which will be utilized in this course (pp. 8-12). In the book‚ Stress Management for Life by Michael Olpin and Margie Hesson (2013)‚ stress is defined as‚ “A demand made upon the adaptive capacities
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The word stress is a collective term and is used widely across many professions yet it is not clearly defined and has no limitations. Stress is the new norm‚ be you a person‚ pet‚ practitioner‚ old or young‚ stress dominates life and appears in magazines‚ on television and in newspapers that promise guaranteed cures. My understanding of stress is that it is negative and can be categorised into two major groups; physical stress and mental stress. Within these categories the word stress is used as
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generally use the word stress when we feel that everything seems to have become too much‚ we are overloaded and wonder whether we really can cope with the pressures placed upon us. Anything that poses a challenge or a threat to our well-being is a stress. Some stresses get you going and they are good for you‚ without any stress at all many say our lives would be boring and would probably feel pointless. However‚ when the stresses undermine both our mental and physical health they are bad. In this
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MODELS OF STRESS Stress is something people can experience when they are responding to certain demands. Stress can affect the way a person feels both emotionally and physically. If a person finds certain situations too difficult they may begin to experience symptoms of stress such as a racing heart‚ heightened senses and sweaty palms. Although the symptoms of stress can feel unpleasant‚ stress is not always a bad thing. There are several different models of stress including engineering
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Running head: THEORY ARTICLE ANALYSIS 1 Theory Article Analysis: Through the use of Stress Diathesis Theory Wayne State University THEORY ARTICLE ANALYSIS 2 Theory Article Analysis: Through the use of Stress Diathesis Theory Johnson’s (2000) journal article‚ “Differences Among Families Coping With Serious Mental Illness: A Qualitative Analysis”‚ compellingly brings to light areas in need of further research in relation to how mental illness is perceived‚ coped with‚ and influenced
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