Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. (Melinda Smith, M.A., Robert Segal, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D., 2014). We experience stress on a daily basis, but what may be stressful for some, may not be so for others. Stress can be caused by, working long hours or under dangerous conditions, having to give a presentation in front of classmates or colleagues, getting divorce or having financial problems, all of these examples can cause a person to have stress.
Stress varies from person to person, depending on their personality and it also depends on the way you react to certain situations. When people are in stressful situations, their body sends a physical response and your nervous system comes into action by releasing hormones. Your body then prepares you to either “fight or flight”, which is why our hearts start beating faster, we start to sweat, breathe faster and our muscles get tensed (McLeod, 2010).
There are two types of stress, acute and chronic. Acute stress is part of our everyday life, it “comes from demands and pressures of the recent past and anticipated demands and pressures of the near future. Acute stress is thrilling and exciting in small doses, but too much is exhausting” (Lyle H. Miller, PhD, and Alma Dell Smith, PhD., 2014). Chronic stress is when a …show more content…
They can also be done to help with the outlook for patients that have already been diagnosed with the disease. During a stress test nurse or doctor will record any changes that occur in your blood pressure or heart rhythm while you are walking on a treadmill, your heart rate needs to increase to 85-90% for the test to be effective. Once the test is done they will monitor your blood pressure and heart rhythm until they go back to normal. Some of the benefits of a stress is that it is simple, appropriate, and accurate (Virtual Medical Centre,
Stress varies from person to person, depending on their personality and it also depends on the way you react to certain situations. When people are in stressful situations, their body sends a physical response and your nervous system comes into action by releasing hormones. Your body then prepares you to either “fight or flight”, which is why our hearts start beating faster, we start to sweat, breathe faster and our muscles get tensed (McLeod, 2010).
There are two types of stress, acute and chronic. Acute stress is part of our everyday life, it “comes from demands and pressures of the recent past and anticipated demands and pressures of the near future. Acute stress is thrilling and exciting in small doses, but too much is exhausting” (Lyle H. Miller, PhD, and Alma Dell Smith, PhD., 2014). Chronic stress is when a …show more content…
They can also be done to help with the outlook for patients that have already been diagnosed with the disease. During a stress test nurse or doctor will record any changes that occur in your blood pressure or heart rhythm while you are walking on a treadmill, your heart rate needs to increase to 85-90% for the test to be effective. Once the test is done they will monitor your blood pressure and heart rhythm until they go back to normal. Some of the benefits of a stress is that it is simple, appropriate, and accurate (Virtual Medical Centre,