Oxidative stress

DATA LITERATURE REVIEW: STRESS: “Stress is an unwanted reaction people have to severe pressures or other types of demands placed upon them or Stress is a common complaint of workers worldwide.” (Taylor et. al. 2004). The stress experience was first documented 50 years ago by Dr Hans Selye, a pioneer in stress research. (Selye, 1974). He considered stress to be non-specific response of human body to any demand on it (Selye, 1978, 1993). Employees’ constant exposure to stress, if not handled…

Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or even significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors. It means “bouncing back” from difficult experiences. (American Psychological Association, 2017). Rogerson and Ermes, 2008 propose resilience is the ability to persevere and thrive in the face of exposure to adverse situations. Resilience come from a Latin…

Stress. Stress creeps into all parts of our lives when we let it. We can even be stressed when we're happy. But when we're sad, stress seems magnified like our lives are moving in slides on the big screen. And stress will kick us when we're down. If we're sad, depressed, anxious, angry, or worried, it seems ten times more difficult to get past the stressful events in our lives. Little things can blow up and seemingly take on a life of their own. They take on our lives and even try to take them…

people, stress is so commonplace that it has become a way of life. In some cases; infact in in many of life’s struggles, stress can be a helpful thing. For example, stress can help and motivate you to do things that one wouldn’ do otherwise or put off indefinitely. Another personal example I can give is the writing of this thesis. The stress created by the submission deadline of this thesis caused me to go into overdrive and get it finished by the appropriate time. If I wasn’t under stress or…

Burnout refers to the reaction of the human body to excessive stress at the place of work (Ribeiro et al., 2014, p. 22). Burnout has negative consequences and affects the mental and physical health of the workers. The condition of burnout is often reported among nursing professionals as they operate in contexts of overburden, dynamic work, and intense interpersonal relationships. The psychiatric symptoms of nursing burnout include emotional exhaustion, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, reduced…

You should be comfortable around them and you shouldn't feel stressed. Hanging out with people who actually cares about you and make you happy can actually motivate you to do things you are meant to do, especially your goals. They should be like stress relievers to you. You can even spend time with your pets if they make you feel so happy and relaxed just by cuddling or playing with…

A self-defeating behavior I experience on a daily basis is the fear of rejection. This mostly takes place in social settings, such as university, events, or places with peers close to my age. My fear of others’ negative opinions of me occurs daily and greatly limits me. This behavior has existed for as long as I remember. I suffer from social anxiety and have low self-esteem and thus have a hard time being around others without feeling judged or evaluated. I am extremely critical of myself and…

Keeping a positive attitude Our lives in the 21st century is filled with struggles. Every day is a fight against personal, social and/or familial issues. This can be very exhausting to handle on a daily basis. It leads to a feeling of hopelessness and unhappiness but it can be averted by keeping a positive attitude. Positive attitude helps to bring success in all endeavors. In order to keep a positive attitude, a few steps have to be followed. Firstly, try to eliminate all negative thoughts.…

millions of people suffer from stress everyday. Stress is a natural part of life. The expressions are familiar to us, “I’m stressed out,” “I’m under too much stress,” or “Work is one big stress.” Stress is hard to define because it means different things to different people; however, it’s clear that most stress is a negative feeling rather than a positive feeling. While some people believe stress can be healthy, it can be argued that excessive stress is unbearable because stress can lead to…

INTRODUCTION i. Stress and anxiety Stress is a way of responding to any kind of demand. When body feels scared and threatened nervous system might respond to release stress hormones. Example of stress to body is heart will beat very fast, high blood pressure, and breath fast. According to the American Institute of Stress (2014), workplace stress have cost the organizations over a $300 billion annually for the lost of productivity because of absents, acquisition and cost of…