Oxidative stress

techniques on the field, Emergency Medical Technicians and paramedics carry a lot of stress on their shoulders each and every day. How can a human carry such a burden of stress and anxiety each day without cracking under such an immense amount of pressure? To be able to care about one's own family as well as each individual that one attends to is truly an outstanding feat. As a major in EMT, it frightens me to know how much stress I will have to burden on a daily basis. From family time,…

Stress can cause a range of chemical changes within the body and being aware of these changes can determine how you handle stress. These changes have been described in Hans Selye general adaptation syndrome model which explains how the body reacts a certain way when an event known as a stressor threatens the body’s wellbeing. The first stage is identified as ‘alarm’ as once a stressor is encountered the sympathetic nervous system is activated leading the body to react with the fight or flight…

century, stress has been one of the leading complaints by employees in the workforce due to the complexity of most jobs. In a telephone poll done for the Marlin Company by Harris Interactive, 80% of workers feel stress on the job, nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress and 42% say their coworkers need such help (Harris). This statistic is one of many that has called for increase awareness needing to be shared about known stress factors and ways in which to decrease…

In terms of governmental views, the British Parliament was deeply concerned of the fast rising numbers of cases involving shell shocked male soldiers. With Prime Minister David Lloyd George stating, “It is prevalent through out the world. It is not merely here; it is in France, it is in Germany; and to a less extent in the United States of America. The world is suffering from shell-shock on a great scale.” On April 20, 1915 Cecil Harmsworth, Assistant Home Secretary, proposed the Mental…

These occurrences happen when least expected and can inflict a lot of damage both physically and emotionally. Stressful situations along with depressing moods and feelings are not just an emotional matter, it hurts our body more than most realize. Stress has been linked to a multitude of serious diseases and disorders; cancer, herpes, the common cold, heart attacks, depression, insomnia, hypertension, strokes, anxiety and AIDS just to name a few. Some of these symptoms are not treatable let…

Stress and the bodies stress response are an integral part of life. As everyday stress levels rise understanding the short and long-term effects of stress on the body becomes increasingly central to maintaining population health. The bodies stress response is regulated by two systems, the nervous system and the endocrine system. These systems are responsible for initiating the ‘flight or fight’ response in the body. The sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system form the…

effects which affect the development of children physically, socially, psychologically and spiritually. Affected development in children leads to retardation some times and can even cause worse effects like being suicidal or homicidal. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occurs when a child or teenager undergoes an event or experience that leads to them being hurt or another person being hurt or killed. In the United States, 14% - 43% of male children and 15% - 43% of female children…

When discussing stress this idea of police officers having stress is foolish. Some people may say police officers job is to protect and serve they don’t know what stress is, that idea is ignorance on level 10. Stress on a police officer can come from several different aspects like home life or being on line of duty. In the eyes of the public police officers tend to “emphasis on bravery, secrecy, machismo, and isolation from the general public” (Burns 207). These characteristics combine…

“Stress” says there are at least three different types of stress, routine stress, stress brought on by means of a sudden negative change, and traumatic stress. The term stress derives from the Latin word “stringere”. Different people may sense stress in different ways, some people may feel experiences in their digestive systems, while some might have headaches, or become depressed. It is said the main reasons for stress is the tremendous cost of living that we have today. There are different…

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) Introduction: Stress is defined as “the brain's response to any demand.” Almost any kind of change, whether it’s positive or negative or real or imaginary can cause stress. Animals have stress, which can be bad or good. Stress can save your life. But there is a kind of stress, called “chronic stress,” where the stress continues even after the cause of the stress is gone. The strongest kind of chronic stress is “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.” It is…