Essay On Long Term Stress

There is evidence that illustrate that long term stressors have lifelong effects on both health and longevity. People with type a personality or those who frequently experience highly stressing situations throughout their lifetime are greatly affected. Based on the stress and coping paradigm, stress could be an interaction of a thinking person (Lazarus, 1984; Lazarus et al., 1985 Lazarus & Folkman, 1984).Over time the daily stressors of work, family, and financial needs with the combination of lack of excessive or a healthy diet will eventually affect our physiological body system. High blood pressure is a stress response that not only can lead to hospitalization but could also have various physical, cognitive, mental changes or death. The ability to understand and appraise stress throughout a lifetime as well as the failure to cope emotionally can gravely impact our health.After interviewing my grandfather Joseph Hall I realized that stress has an impact on our aging process. My grandfather, Joseph Hall is a 70 year old retired electrician from Jamaica who is currently living in Queens, NY. Mr. Hall is a father to 13 children and a grandfather to 20 grandchildren that all migrated to America with his sole help. …show more content…
Once he retired from the MTA, my grandfather traveled repeatedly to Jamaica and Florida building houses and providing electric consultation. His social interactions increased, he attends weekly domino games, barbeques, and Sunday morning services. However, his eating habits and physical activity never improved in effect amplified his blood pressure and arteriosclerosis. For the duration of his retirement affected by the pain and guilt from his infidelity, my grandfather’s marriage radically changed as he and his wife became estranged from each