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Stress is defined as an emotional experience linked to nervousness, tension, and anxiety as a result of being exposed to trying situations (Hunter & Thatcher, 2007). This essay will use a personal stressful event as a case study to examine the possible positive and negative outcomes of stress as well as to discuss the psychological capital I could have used as a resource to manage that stress . The stressful experience that I have decided to reflect on is one that took place last year during…

Anxiety and Sport Performance – Measurement and Regulation. Selye, (1983) (Cited in Cox, 2007, p.198) describes anxiety as a multidimensional emotion that is triggered by either eustress or distress. It has a trait component, which reflects personality dispositions, and a state component, which is situation specific. Both trait and state anxiety display cognitive (mental) and somatic (physical) symptoms (Kais, 2005). He describes how anxiety can have positive, facilitating or negative,…

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION "A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How heavy is this glass of water?”??Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.??She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem.…

5. Identify and describe two tools of measurement in functional anatomy. Two commonly used tools to obtain anthropometric measures are x-ray and goniometers. X-rays and other radiological techniques aid in showing bones structure and mass in vivo. This is possible due to x-rays passing unobstructed through low density tissues and being obstructed by high density tissues. Goniometers are a tool used to measure the range of motion of a joint. This helps identify the plane of movement through…

consequences when the child is grown. Excessive pressure can lead to burnout, high stress levels, and the child distancing themselves from the parent. Excessive stress will act as distress to the child, inhibiting them from performing well, unlike eustress which will cause them to work harder or more diligently. This is best shown by Amari, her father tells her that paying for lessons is a waste of money if she can not perform well, noticeably viewers can see her face as sadness overwhelms it.…

Employees are considered as one of the asset of an organization. Employee plays very important role in growth of an organization. Job Performance and attitude of a person vary individual to individual and person to person, according to their wants, need, likes, dislikes and interests and that can be influence or effected by other factors as well. These factors can be economic, cultural and social, factor can also be HR related. From past decayed employees retention is one of the biggest problems…

When it comes down to it, nobody is perfect. We all make mistakes and learn from them to better ourselves and to better address situations at hand. There is always room for improvement and to prepare ourselves to deal with whatever may come to us in the future. This then leads me to organizational behavior and the ways to achieve the greatest possible outcome within groups, organizations, and as well as individual satisfaction. There are certain concepts to be considered in order for an…

acute or Episodic Acute were a person's suffer acute stress frequently , there is also where a person's can be affected in a long term period which is chronic stress. Although stress is not good or bad there are two times of stress one is known as Eustress stress which is a positive stress and the other is Distress stress which is negative stress. Where does this stress emerge from? Studies have shown that stress has the ability to prevent millions from reaching their respective goals due to…

Chapter 6: Peter Parker Positive Psychology is seeing the good instead of the bad. Peter Parker (Sperder-man) has three positive psychology strengths and they are character strengths, resilience, and hope. Parker has such high confidence because of his strength, so this helps his self esteem. Researchers Chris Peterson and Martin Seligman did a study called Value in Action and it assess your character strengths. The study concluded that people who focused on their strengths as opposed their…

kidney; controls blood pressure D) ANP: heart; regulates blood Ca2+ E) EPO: kidney; stimulates formation of red blood cells ____ 78. Which of the following is NOT correct? A) A change in the environment that produces a stress response is a stressor. B) Eustress is productive stress that allows the body or mind to meet challenges. C) Distress is stress that disrupts homeostasis. D) The stress response is controlled primarily by the medulla oblongata. E) The stress response occurs in…