Stress is the combination of physiological‚ psychological‚ and behavioral reactions that people have in response to events that threaten or challenge them. Stress can be good or bad. Sometimes stress is helpful‚ providing people with extra energy or alertness they need. Stress can also motivate people to perform. In response to danger‚ your body prepares to face a threat or flee or flee to safety. Stress results from the interaction between stressors and the individual’s perception and reaction to
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Stress is a very common issue among all individuals. It has been discovered that all people‚ regardless of age and social status‚ experience some degree of stress. When the body is introduced to more than it feels as if it can handle appropriately‚ it has a natural tendency to react to the things that it interprets as a direct threat. We each have a response that is actually instinctual and ultimately for self protection. Many medical professionals refer to this as the "fight or flight response"
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Christopher Giacomelli September 17‚ 2014 Gender and Police Stress In every profession there is a strong possibility for stress but in law enforcement the stress factors are more powerful then those of other professions. In the earlier years of law enforcement there have been tests and studies done to determine what exactly causes the stress and what methods worked to combat those stressful feelings for male police officers. However‚ in today’s society female police officers are becoming more
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As a school counselor‚ I have found that stress has been a constant throughout my career. I work with students‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and administrators who have different needs and require attention‚ sometimes all at the same time. I often feel like I’m trying to keep my head above water‚ sometimes to the detriment of my home life. The stress journal assignment gave me the opportunity to reflect on the many sources of my stress as well as identify changes that could be made in order to help minimize
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According to Gibbsons (1998)‚ the level of stress increased among managers and employees by such hasty changes. It goes without saying that stress in organizational change had caused various health or behavioural problems (Lindstrom‚ 1990). The increased in organizational stress and its associates with mental health of people in organization has triggered researchers to investigate the adverse effects of stress at the workplace and the level of stress caused by the organizational change (Hansen
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Stress is becoming increasingly normalised in today’s society as a result of amplified levels of daily pressures and stressors. Accepted intensified levels of stress have led to many physical and psychological effects on the body‚ as many people feel they have very little resources and skills to manage the stress they are experiencing (Burton & Carlson‚ 2010). Richard Lazarus defined stress as “a state of anxiety produced when events and responsibilities exceed one’s coping abilities” (Seaward‚ 2011)
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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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What Is Chronic Stress? Do you know what your body experiences during a stressful situation? Your body triggers the alarm and suddenly you’re on high alert‚ cortisol floods your system‚ your brain thinks you are in mortal danger and that fight or flight instinct is bearing down on you. Once upon a time‚ that instinct kicked in when our ancestors were faced with a ferocious beast in the wild – unfortunately today’s ferocious beasts tend to be angry bosses‚ traffic‚ and a nagging partner. While
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Knes 342 Stress Management Study guide The Nature of Stress: - Our focus in this class is to explore stress through the lens of “wisdom” and “common sense” (look at stress with understanding of contemporary issues) - Wisdom and compassion rather than anger and fear to handle stress - Some changes that occurred includes o Economy – financial uncertainties o Technology- (iphone‚ ipods‚ ipads) feeling the stress of having to catch up to technology or the understanding
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What are the sources of police stress? There are many different sources that cause police office stress: Constant exposure to people who suffers from tragedy and pain‚ officer’s safety and health threats‚ the loss of fellow officer in the line of duty‚ in control of their emotions‚ the responsibility of protecting citizens‚ and the responsibility of owning a firearm‚ pressure from the media and peers. How do stress and trauma differ? Stress occurs in every day and at every stage which is inescapapble
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