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as “The process of passing information and understanding from one person to another" (Theo Haimann SAY WHAT YEAR,) This report will investigate how patient 's high stress levels can negatively impact on communication, with a focus on Cannon 's ‘fight or flight’ theory, Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome theory and Lazarus’ coping strategies. Data concerning…

STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES Module I: Stress Stress can be defined as actions and circumstances to which you cannot respond adequately or to which you respond at the cost of excessive wear and tear on the body. Stress is an emotional and physical reaction to change. Stress is defined as “The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them” Stress can act as a creative force that increases drive and energy, but once it reaches a certain degree, the…

Stress and Child Development Stress is defined as a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation. Stress is simply produced by something that causes strong feelings of worry or anxiety (n.d.). Factors that cause stress, otherwise known as stressors, stem from problems found in life, work, etc. Stress is a response that is caused by a demand. There are those who believe that stress is introduced in adulthood, especially…

On June 13, 1942, 6 month after the Pearl Harbor attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an "Executive Order 9182 Establishing the Office of War Information.” In the document, he created “The Office of War Information” to “Formulate and carry out, through the use of press, radio, motion picture, and other facilities, information programs designed to facilitate the development of an informed and intelligent understanding, at home and abroad, of the status and progress of the war effort and…

Section 1: What I know, What I want to Know Prior to my research, I knew that anxiety had to be more than just a side effect of thinking too much or it “all being in your head”. From personal experience, I knew that anxiety was something that was not easy to deal with, and that there had to be other people out there who have similar symptoms as I do. Also, I knew that anxiety triggers something in an individual’s brain that lead to self-defense because I had taken a health science class my…

Social Anxiety disorder it means that some people will end up taking more time than others to get comfortable having people around them. Learning more about this will help parents encourage children to gain some confidence and start to make more relationships with their family members and other people. Learning more about this disorder will inspire them to help other people that have some of the same struggles that they have, it will help to benefit other people to know that their friends and…

1. The Concept of Stress Coping Strategies Stress coping strategies are important factors in determining stress outcomes. When a person is facing extreme stressful situation, it is likely the person will evaluate the stressful situation as according to Lazarus and Folkman (1984). The Transactional Model of Stress and Coping Theory is a framework which emphasises appraisal to evaluate the potential solutions and complication of an event, which could affect the process of coping with a…

has elevated vital signs, tense muscles, and diaphoresis (excessive sweating). The person is tense and fearful. His or her attention is focused on one concern - which may able to concentrate with direction. During severe anxiety, a person manifests fight - or - flight response, dry mouth, and numb extremities, distressed emotion, and decreased sensory perception which can focus only on details and unable the person to learn new information. Lastly, when a person reaches the panic level - is very…

I never expected to be here. If you asked me four years prior to where I am now, if I wanted to go to college and study nursing, the answer would’ve been no. From me being loud, obnoxious, disrespectful and disobedient to failing every class and having over 40 absences, I did not even think about college. On the brink of failing the ninth grade and having a disciplinary record longer than my school transcripts, I had my first anxiety attack. As I was gasping for air while thousands of…

stress, that gives you that extreme rush of energy that makes you feel like you can do almost anything. Most of the cases, when you get an adrenaline rush, are in fight or flight situations. The fight-or-flight response is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival. The fight or flight method is created by two bodily reactions. The first reaction is the sympathetic nervous system. This reaction uses the nerve pathways to tell the…