Oxidative stress

Stress in Law Enforcement Alfonso Castro San Jose State University Outline I. Introduction A. Specific topic to be analyzed 1. Law Enforcement officers often find themselves in difficult situations, not being able to think of a quick, successful solution to a problem. Officers do not realize that they are under a lot of stress, which disables their mind with poor decision making. B. A few stressors that will be analyzed and its effects 1. Officers encounter stress from a variety of factors;…

Stress is sometimes beneficial, but when it becomes chronically negative, it mirrors negative effects on the body. Cortisol is the hormone in charge of the stress response—it is a glucocorticoid located in the adrenal cortex that is synthesized from cholesterol and regulated by the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. It works to maintain the body’s level of homeostasis after it undergoes stress, and also impacts many other hormones involved in processes including metabolism and immune…

Stress is a part of everyone’s life and is also often a part of everyone’s job. For those in law enforcement, however, the stress is often more frequent and more intense. Officers often deal with the negative side of humanity and therefore face a lot of negative stress every day. In addition, the sometimes crazy work hours and shift changes as well as long periods of inactivity and boredom add additional stress. Add all of this together and throw it at a person on a daily basis, and the…

first by Hans Selye, General Adaptation Syndrome, or GAS, is used to describe the body’s short and long-term reactions to stress. Selye was said to be the “Father of Stress” and the first to give an explanation for biological stress. He first believed that stress was involved with the nervous system and the endocrine system, but later outlined a three stage reaction to stress. These three stages include: the alarm reaction, the resistance stage, and the stage of exhaustion. The first stage is…

Stress is a circumstance that is an existing dynamic in a person’s life. Each individual views stress in a unique manner. According to Lamberton and Minor (2014), stress is defined as the generic response of the body to any pressure made on it. Stress is interwoven in all aspects of life and can be expressed both physically and emotionally. A physiologist who delved into the study of stress and its effects articulated that there are two kinds of stress: eustress and distress (Lamberton &…

Managing Stress In chapter three of the “Focus on Health” textbook, the topic is managing stress. According to the book, stress is described as a psychological and physiological response to a significant or unexpected change or disruption in one’s life. Hans Selye was the first to describe stress while observing several patients whom suffered from a series of different symptoms; such as, lack of sleep, changes in appetite, mood swings, problems concentrating and several others. He later named…

of perceived stress. Maintaining good physical and mental health through forms of self-care is important to managing stress effectively. The participants in this study were made up of 8 males and 21 females. The participants of this study were asked to fill out a survey asking about their stress levels and the frequency of listed activities they do leisurely per week. It was hypothesized that students who actively participate in leisure activities will report lower levels of stress. There was no…

loss prevention at Younker’s. After my uncle landed a job we all noticed an emotional change in him. He was in better moods and just seemed happier overall. He’s still paranoid about paying everyone back whenever he has the chance, but he doesn’t stress out about anything anymore. Sure he isn’t quite as flippant with his money as he was when my siblings and I were kids, but he’s still always trying to buy me cookies and a Mountain Dew when I’m at his house. He’s still the one I go to if I want…

The targets were identified as follows: Target 1: Reduce angry outburst towards spouse from 6 times per day to 2 times per day Target 2: Increase hours of sleep from 5 hours per night to 9 hours per night Target 3: Decrease physical symptoms of stress from a 9 on the individualized rating scale to a 4. IV. Monitoring Procedures Multiple methods were used to monitor the client’s target behaviors. I choose to use three different methods: Interactive log, unobtrusive measure, and…

An element of Dabrowski’s Theory is overexcitabilities. This element is all too often evident with gifted learners. Overexcitabilities are reactions to stimuli within the environment and often come across as extreme emotions of joys or sorrows. “Individuals who are endowed with overexcitability perceive reality in a different, more intense, multifaceted manner” (Mendaglio, 2008, p. 24). For these students, life is experiences more intensely, especially in the areas of intellect, emotion, and…