Stress Management

According to the Merrian-Webster dictionary burnout is defined as exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). In my opinion this is a great explanation of the burnout. As a young adult and college student I have a constant struggle with time management so I often overexert myself to ensure that I complete each task I have assigned. Particularly, a moment that I remember where I was completely burnout…

depressed. Stress management Respondent one’s main stress management mechanism is time management; besides time management he also shares his feelings with friends and family as opposed to Respondent 3 who shares her emotions with a professional at the company. Whereas respondent 2 also uses time management as stress reducing scheme in the workplace, outside her workplace, she too also socializes with friends and shares her ideas among her peers. Respondent 1, 2 and 3, use time management to…

experience symptoms related to stress in a given month”, and “48% of Americans feel that their stress has increased over past five years”. Stress is the body’s way of responding to any kind of demand. There are three destructive effects of stress on humans: Stress with health, Stress with work, and Stress with life event. At the beginning, stress can affect the human’s health in different area in the body. Most people have stress, but they don’t know what does the impact of stress because they…

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 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…

The definition of the term is as follows. General adaptation syndrome (GAS) is the predictable way the body responses to stress as described by Hans Selye (1907-1982). The three phases are Alarm Reaction, Resistance and Exhaustion. 1. Alarm Reaction The first stage of the general adaptation stage, the alarm reaction, is the immediate reaction to a stressor. What is stressor? Any urge, force, or pressure (that is, deleterious force) brought to bear on a person, bodily system, or governmental…

There is many different kinds of stress. Some of these types can be mental, physical, or emotional. Stress is something that causes distress in your life. And for me that would be mentally. From school and classes, to my job, to my home life, all the way to my financial needs, I stress. But I know I am a strong-willed women who will overcome it so I don’t let it get me down! The way each person reacts to stress is all different. If you are feeling stressed there are ways and things to do to…

link has been established between stress and angry, violent behavior. Stress can have a major effect an…

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…

Stress is the body’s reaction to a change or to something that could make the body feel threatened. When someone is stressed, they get more adrenaline or hormones pumped into their body which cause all of the symptoms to occur. People who experience stress often get overwhelmed easily. This is also a large cause for depression or sadness. Knowing how to help if a person is going through chronic stress is important. It is something that affects everyone, and it is something that people need to…