Oxidative stress

By linking the Theory of Planned Behaviour to stress and stressors, it is possible to understand the aetiology of health risk behaviours that lead to illnesses and disease. To reduce the impact of stress on health it is necessary to show using the Theory of Planned Behaviour how stress influences certain risk behaviours. Stress itself is subjective and unique to everyone which is something that the Theory of Planned Behaviour can cater for. This is possible as the Theory of Planned Behaviour…

Stress is known to influence people’s mood, behavior, health, and sense of well-being. Young people tend to have stress that does not affect their health. However, as an individual gets older or is not in shape, stress can have long term health effects. There have been extensive studies done to prove that stress is related to the development of some lifelong diseases. Neil Schneiderman’s article “Stress and Health: Psychological, Behavioral, and Biological Determinants” explains how over time,…

major sources of stress to the correctional officers, their impacts on the inmates, and how the correctional officers cope with their stress: Correctional officers have been facing a lot of stress in their work due to various reasons. Three of the major sources of stress to the correction officers are: i)the harsh physical conditions of the prisons, ii)the violence which results from the inmates and iii)the tiredness which results from their difficult work. These sources of stress have had great…

level of emotional stress, excitation is usually prevalent in CNS, which leads to heightened ejection of many stimulating hormones into blood flow. They have harmful influence on the organism and can cause different cardiovascular diseases - from hypertensive crisis to heart attacks and strokes. These diseases always come with neurasthenia, high irritability, anxiety, headaches and sleep disorders - and it's a real scourge of the modern society. Our distant ancestors in case of stress…

Stress is the feeling of tension people feel when they are facing extraordinary demands and uncertainty about their ability to handle the situation effectively. It exists in people’s everyday life no matter how powerful, wealthy or happy the people might be. Academic stress can affect health, emotional and academic performance when it has become excessive. Academic stress may cause some bad effect such as commit suicide. A survey done in UK on 6020 students in 2002 has shown that about 70% of…

In 1884 and in 1885, theorists William James and Carl Lange might have separately proposed their respective theories on the correlation of stress and emotion, but they had a unified idea on this relationship - emotions do not immediately succeed the perception of the stressor or the stressful event; they become present after the body’s response to the stress. For instance, when you see a growling dog, your heart starts to race, your breath begins to go faster, and then your eyes become wide open…

Stress is a growing public health concern in Canada, affecting individuals of all ages, genders and circumstances both mentally and physically. From a physicist’s perspective, the term ‘stress’ is defined as an applied force or pressure exerted onto a body (). However, in terms of psychology, stress is looked upon as the reaction or response to a demanding environmental stimulus that disrupts and threatens an organism’s mental or physical equilibrium ().Weather stressors are associated with…

If you have a disability of some type do not let this stop you from trying to achieve your goals. We all have restrictions and limitations. Some are physical, some are mental, and some are emotional. The point is that no one has a perfect life and there is an enormous difference between being disabled and being unable to accomplish something. No matter what disability you have look at the situation and determine what you hope to achieve, and then create a plan to make it happen. Some of the best…

to a growth in role overload as workers fight to lodge the various demands placed on them by their profession and personal lives (Greenhaus & Beutell, 1985; Higgins et al., 2010; Kahn et al., 1964). Researchers found that role overload has several stress related outcomes such as anxiety, burnout, fatigue, and decreased satisfaction with family and work (Ahola, Väänänena, Koskinena, Kouvonenb, & Shiromc, 2010; Frone, Yardley, & Markel 1997; Shultz, Wang, & Olson,…

As an adult, we will face uncountable instances of stress or frustration. While certain amounts of stress are considered normal, excessive stressful situations can take a toll on our overall health. Extensive research has been done to show the detrimental effects that stress can have on the body. It can affect sleep habits, the digestive system, heart rate, blood pressure, and can even exacerbate preexisting health problems. Numerous medical and psychological research studies show significant…