Law enforcement‚ crisis‚ stress‚ and the family There are many professions that are stressful but none of which are more stressful then being a police officer. Dayin and day-out they are required to risk their lives for the benefit and protection of individuals and society as a whole. It is a thankless profession that more then likely will result in family turmoil and unrest. From the stress of a mass casualty situation such as 9/11 or having to use deadly force to defend yourself or someone else
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world almost everyone deals with stress. The media presents us with tragedies and disasters from around the world. The world of terrorism is brought to our lounge rooms. Financial pressures brought about through rising interest rates and drought‚ climate change and the competitiveness of careers and employment all add to the pressures of living in today’s world and stress levels. Beth McHugh in her article Anxiety: The New Plague of the Millennium states: “Stress and anxiety have overtaken the
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Title: The effect of stress in each individual (on human the body) "When you get the right amount of stress‚ we call it stimulation‚ the goal in life is not to get rid of stress but the goal in life is to get the right type of stress‚ because when it’s the right type we love it!"(Bredar‚ 2008). It is widely agreed that the human machine is the most complicated machine to explain. We know very little about its process‚ and in this modern era no one seems to truly understand how our body system
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Definition of Terms. 2.1.1. Symptoms and Consequences of Stress: The physiological changes that take place within the body in response to stress are responsible for most stress symptoms. The battle against the stressor is referred to as the fight-or-flight response. Recent studies suggest that females tend-and befriend in response to a stressor. They protect and nurture (tend) and turn to social networks for support (befriend). Also‚ the brain senses stress as damage to well-being and therefore sends out
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Stress‚ as defined by Oxford English Dictionary‚ is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. Everyone will encounter some sort of stress throughout their day to day lives. This is normal a perfectly healthy. Once stress becomes ongoing people begin to develop Chronic Stress. Chronic stress can lead to many health problems and while it still affects the body the same a regular stress it becomes dangerous due of long-term exposure. The
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The first type of stress is under pressure. Under pressure is early stress that people have may include a stress headache‚ backache‚ neck or shoulder stiffness. These are common and often caused by muscle tension and tightness. People have under pressure sometime unconscious habit of teeth grinding while sleeping. Financial problem is common causes of stress such as credit card debt‚ not making rent and inability to provide for a family. Social issue involve environment of surrounding. According
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INTRODUCTION 1. Background If stress is left untreated it can cause many physical and emotional problems such as: digestion problems‚ headaches‚ migraines‚ heart disease‚ anger‚ irritability‚ mood swings‚ depression‚ panic attacks and anxiety. In SPR‚ stress from employee still have going on. While stress is readily acknowledged to be a common feature of modern life‚ defining stress‚ its causes‚ symptoms and effects is a very complex matter. Some definitions of stress and here are some recent definitions
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Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction both good and bad that may be beneficial to the body’s health and also safety. The body responds to the stress by releasing hormones and increasing the heart and breathing rates. The brain receives more oxygen by giving the body an edge in responding to a problem. Also‚ in short term stress helping the body cope with tough situations. Stress can affect the body in many different ways. In the central nervous system there is a charge of the “fight
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The concept of stress has been researched for many years. Stress research has can be traced to two theorists which have different approaches to the field of stress research. Hans Selye based his theory of systemic stress on physiology and psychobiology. Richard S. Lazarus bases his theory of psychological stress on cognitive psychology. Lazarus defines psychological stress as a relationship with the environment that the person appraises as significant for his or her well being and in which the demands
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Stress is a physiological response to a moment of tension and excessive pressure resulting in emotional strain. A term commonly associated with this is the fight or flight response in which the body reacts to moments of stress‚ otherwise known as high arousal‚ with the response of removal from the unpleasant situation or retaliation in the presence of the stimulus. Adrenaline and cortisol are the key hormones in stress‚ where adrenaline is secreted to create a rise in blood circulation and cortisol
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