Affecting Problems of police Personnel There are many things that affect police personnel but there are also that are very crucial. There are some that can ruin the career of a person and there are some that can cause long-term physical problems. There are things like job stress, fatigue, domestic violence, corruption, and alcohol/ drug abuse that can hinder many police personnel’s career. People are unaware of the stress that police officers face. Their stress is unlike any other type of job stress.
Increased blood pressure can cause your blood vessels to weaken and bulge, forming an aneurysm. If an aneurysm ruptures, it can be life-threatening. Heart failure. To pump blood against the high pressure in your vessels, your heart muscle thickens. The thickened muscle may have a hard time pumping enough blood to meet your body’s needs, which can lead to heart failure.
LO stress task Erin Shepherd PART A_DEFINING STRESS 1. Stress is the emotional strain which is caused by demanding tasks and is the body’s reaction to harmful situations. 2. Physiology is the physical process of the body so physiological effects of stress effect the regular functions of the body such as blood pressure, heart rate etc. High Blood Pressure: When you are stressed, your blood pressure rises which is not good for your body.
Your body is preparing itself to under go stress. “Heart rate, blood pressure, and muscle tone increases. The secretion of adrenaline heightens awareness, a crucial survival factor for police officers confronted with life-death situations.” Resistance is when your insides, such as the heart, your blood pressure and organs over work itself and continues to “fight-or-flight”. And exhaustion is over working your body which can conclude to heart and health problems and even
Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. When the coronary arteries become partially blocked or clogged the result becomes coronary artery disease. Therefore this blockage limits the flow of blood from the coronary arteries, which are the major arteries supplying oxygen-rich blood to the heart. When the heart is working harder and needs more oxygen the coronary arteries expand. Here are a few examples of when the arteries expand, when a person is climbing stairs, exercising, or having sex.
When a person experiences stress for a prolonged period of time, their immune system may not be able to defend the body from illness and disease, and sometimes this weakness shows up as an imbalance in the form of hives or a rash.”(Easy Stress Management. http://www.stressaffect.com/stress-induced-hives.html) Hives are usually triggered by allergens; some allergens may include certain foods, food coloring, food additives, insect bites, or even an infection. Chronic stress will affect the body and cause the immune system to stop responding to the allergens. Stressful situations in your life could be and instant cause to hives. Our skin is the largest organ in our body.
PS304-Psychology of Personality and Abnormal Behavior Assignment 2 Semester 1, 2014 Title: Moral Disengagement a tyrant’s excuse for cruelty. Name: Neha Navisha Kumar ID: S11077748 Course Coordinator: Tima Tuvuki Submission date: 4 July 2014 Word Count: 2679 Abstract In this essay the built up to Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein’s moral disengagement is discussed. The first half of the essay is focused on the life stories of Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein. In the second half of the essay psychological theories such as social Interest, self-orientation, Narcissism and Goal of superiority is discussed in relation to Hitler and Hussein. This essay concluded stating that morally disengaged people are blinded and cannot tell right from wrong.
Here I will be talking about how police officers are often faced with stress during their routine tour of duty, how stress contributes to the physical and emotional problems, and ways to eliminate stress. Police officers are often faced with stressful situations during a routine tour of duty. Many police officers are affected by their daily exposure to human indecency and pain. Dealing with a suspicious and sometimes hostile public takes its toll on them, and the shift changes, the long periods of boredom and the ever-present danger that are part of police work can cause serious job stress. (The Stress of Life by Dr.Hans Selye's),
Short term stress is caused by our hormones and adrenaline and it could increase our heart rate; whereas, long term stress could be a danger to our life. According to the article, stress could be a factor to cause blood pressure, cholesterol level and other heart diseases. The hormones that are being released from out cortisol and immune cells could result in long term stress. There are cases mentioned in the article that show that people do not heal from stress easily. Dr. Bruce S. McEwen said, “Hyperactivity of the stress response result change over time in circuitry of the brain”, which means stress cells that are being bombard to the brain eventually shrink and cut down other brain cells.
KEYWORDS. Workplace stress, workplace productivity, organizational behavior, stress Address correspondence to: Thomas W. Colligan, MSW, 5528 Wescott Circle, Frederick, MD 21703 (E-mail: tcolligan@yahoo.com) or Eileen M. Higgins, PO Box 383, Department of Management, Frostburg State University, Libertytown, MD 21762 (E-mail: eileenbenj@aol.com). Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, Vol. 21(2) 2005 Available online at http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JWBH 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1300/J490v21n02_07 89 90 JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTRODUCTION The Nature of Stress Workplace stress is a complicated psychological construct which must