What is stressful for one person may be pleasurable or have little effect on them and we all react to stress differently. Human beings were built to handle stress; we adapted the autonomic part of the nervous system to handle acute stressor, such as a physical alteration, job interview or even a tough anatomy test. The body would respond by releasing stress hormones, corticosteroids, these hormones would then give an immediate energy surge to the body. The hormones were meant for only short periods; when the body is under chronic stress these hormones start to cause damage to the body. Forty-three percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress.
Signs of stress might include lack of sleep, decreased immunity, high blood pressure, headache, back pain, heart palpitations, increased smoking, and abuse of drugs or alcohol, anxiety, sadness, and depression. Stress management can include physical activities and relaxation techniques. (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2009). Stressors can lead to the stress response system, best known as “the fight or flight response”. This is the body’s response to a threat or danger.
Assess the likely immediate effects of two different forms of abuse on the health and wellbeing of adults and Evaluate the potential long term effects of these two types of abuse on the health and wellbeing of adults (M1 + D1) I am going to assess and evaluate the long term and short term effects of two types of abuse, they will be Physical and Sexual. Effects are the result of, outcome or impact of something. Immediate effects are straight away/now/instant whereas long-term effects are continuous/ongoing/consistent. Short term effects of Physical abuse are broken bones, bruises, scolds, suspicious bruising - face, head, chest, back, arms, genatalia, thighs, backs of legs and buttocks. Also if the person is hospitalised or needs surgery, poisoned from wrong medication, shock and disbelief.
The neurotransmitters Cortisol and Adrenaline are released when a person is in a situation that requires the fight, flight, or freeze response (Seahorn and Seahorn, p.87, 2008). However, extreme stress causes neural cell death in relation to excessive cortisol secretion. Seahorn and Seahorn continue that there are many characteristics of PTSD and symptoms often appear quickly without warning. These symptoms include but are not limited to: hyperarousal, nightmares, insomnia, flashbacks, panic attacks, fear, avoidance, anger, and hopelessness
Biological perspective is relating anxiety to family and genetic history. Many illnesses including mental illness can be genetic. An approach for this would be anti-depressants as well anxiety medication. The perspective I agree with is the biological and psychodynamic perspective. I agree with the psychodynamic perspective because I have anxiety attacks from situations that have happened to me as a child.
a Associate Level Material Stress and Illness in the Workplace Matrix Use the following table to describe the relationship between stress and health in the workplace and to identify ways to reduce stress in the workplace. If you use additional sources, include citations consistent with APA guidelines. |What is the relationship between stress and health in the workplace? |Being stressed by the environment in which we work in has a direct effect on our health. Stress caused by| | |work can lead to headaches, high blood pressure, anxiety, loss of appetite, sleep deprivation, and many | | |other things.
What does each of these terms mean? Stressors- An outside event or situation, that causes coping changes in an individual. Strain- The result of stress such as loss of apetite, loss of concentration, frequent headaches, and sleep disturbances. Stress- The way we (people) distinguish and respond to certain events that we assess as threatening or challenging. The Biology of Stress 4.
Relaxation Strategies: Benefits of Yoga and Meditation in Relation to Stress Katherine I. Sharp Nova Southeastern University Relaxation Strategies Stress is a condition in response to a physical threat or psychological distress that triggers the body’s adaptive stress response which involves the physiological arousal of various body systems that may suffer from negative consequences depending on the duration and course of the stress reaction. The result of such a response to stress is physiological support for the body’s fight-or-flight response that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol (Greenberg, 2013). As a part of the adaptive response to stress, various body systems such as the autonomic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and immune systems may be affected (McEwen, Stellar, 1993). Research has shown that chronic stress is related to an increased risk of the development of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, coronary heart disease, tension headaches, migraine headaches, backache, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcers.
Outline and evaluate the body’s response to stress The body responds to stress by releasing chemicals into our blood to give us a boost to do whatever needs to be done to survive, one way to describe what happens is to use Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS). Stage 1: Alarm When something is perceived as stressful and the HPA axis and SAM pathways are activated, the body releases stress-related hormones such as adrenaline, the heart rate and blood pressure increases, this is to give us a boost to either run away or face the stressor head-on, (otherwise known as the “fight or flight response”. Stage 2: Resistance If the stressor persists the body’s response carries on, and stress-related hormones continue to be released, and the arousal remains. Stage 3: Exhaustion If the stress persists for a long period of
Stress and Life Change Within this essay the term stress will be discussed and how life changes can affect people’s lives causing a person to feel stressed. Seiye (1956) defines stress as “The individual’s physchophysiological response, mediated largely by the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system, to any demands made on the individual.” (Gross 2001) p174 The essay will also cover and explore the evolutionary perspective focusing on how stress affects the sympathetic state and the endocrine system, and how primary and secondary appraisal fits in with this; it will also discuss how divorce, as a major life, change can have both positive and negative outcomes. Stress is something that can be termed differently by each individual, what it may mean to one person, it may mean something different to another, it could be that it is the meaning that an individual attaches to an experience rather that the experience itself, that causes one to feel stressed. Stress can also be a good thing, it can be what drives us to get out of bed each day and carry out daily routines. Lack of stress, termed as ‘distress’ can cause lack of motivation and boredom, which can have a negative effect on life and can lead to many other problems such as alcohol or drug abuse.