Stress is the human body’s way of reacting to any form of a threat. When your body feels threatened‚ the nervous system responds to this by releasing stress hormones which prepare the body for any sort of emergency situation. Your heart rate increases‚ muscles begin to tighten‚ blood pressure heightens‚ breath quickens‚ and senses sharpen. These physical changes increase your strength and stamina‚ speed your reaction time‚ and enhance your focus. When at an ideal level‚ stress helps you to stay focused
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Stress plays a major role in my life. Unfortunately‚ stress is reoccurring and the damage can be devastating. Everybody deals with stress because it’s unavoidable‚ but managing stress can limit the damage. In order to address stress‚ one must identify each type. The seven types of stress are physical‚ mental‚ chemical‚ emotional‚ nutritional‚ traumatic and psycho-spiritual. Physical stress could likely take place when someone doesn’t get enough sleep‚ travels frequently or any type of extreme physical
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stressed. The American Institute of Stress defines stress as physical‚ mental‚ or emotional strain or tension. I’m very interested in the topic of stress management because as a college student I’m faced with all different kinds of stress. After reading articles on the topic I would like to inform all of you of a few reasons for stress and then some tips to help you manage your stress and make college life more enjoyable. First‚ I’ll talk about some of the reasons for stress. Although I’m sure that there
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Occupational Stress By: David J. Derro (dderro1@netcarrier.com) Opening Statement: This paper will examine some causes and some of the effects of stress on individuals in the work environment. Role overload will be discussed as a major agent of stress at both work and home. Role Underload‚ Role Conflict‚ Role Ambiguity will be discussed briefly for comparison. Examples of stress in the work place will be used to illustrate the broad ramifications of stress in the occupational setting. Examples of
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Jones Final Paper: Stress in the workplace June 18‚ 2012 BUS 318: Organizational Business Instructor: Gary Priest Final Paper: Stress in the workplace Organizational behavior is the study of individuals and their behavior within an organized work environment. Many different facets of the business world make up organizational behavior including: motivation‚ personality‚ leadership‚ communication‚ and so much more. However‚ I plan to focus on the topic of stress within organizational
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What is stress? Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. When you sense danger – whether it’s real or imagined – the body’s defenses kick into high gear in a rapid‚ automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction‚ or the stress response. The stress response is the body’s way of protecting you. When working properly‚ it helps you stay focused‚ energetic‚ and alert. In emergency situations‚ stress can save your life
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Did you know that nearly one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress. Because of chronic stress‚ 77 percent of Americans have experienced physical symptoms and changes and 73 percent has been affected psychologically. Stress can affect you physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally. Stress can affect us physically in many ways. When a person is stressed‚ their body produces more of the so-called “fight or flight” chemicals to get your body ready for an emergency. (5)Your brain tells your adrenal
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“Stress is an epidemic in the 21st century and impacts on people’s behaviour in many ways. Discuss in light of the literature.” Stress is a term that is frequently used in everyday conversation. The conventional meaning of the word stress – too much to do‚ too much to worry about – was not part of the vocabulary some fifty years ago. In the 1930s the Hungarian scientist Hans Selye‚ the godfather of stress research‚ took an engineering concept and applied it to humans 1. Stress in general
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presents three theories‚ which all support the idea‚ that stress affects the biological and or psychological aspects of a person’s health. Selye ’s theory of systemic stress‚ is based on physiology and psychobiology and in later years he furthered his philosophic approach to his theory by stating that the use of altruistic egoism and earning thy neighbor’s love was helpful to well being. Lazarus theory details psychological stress which is an approach based on an evaluation of the event which
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health-inhibiting factors‚ like overeating and not managing stress as well as I could. 2. The behavior that I could change is not managing my stress well. The main reason for changing this would be that stress can affect both physical and mental health. Stress can weaken your immune system and cause health problems. As an already anxious person‚ it’s important for me to manage my stress. 3. There are many steps I can take to lower my stress levels. I can take time to do things that I find relaxing
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