...How Stress Affects Health Isn’t it amazing how stress affects so many aspects of our lives? Stress can change our routine in the way we live daily. Personalities can be changed due to stress, a person may be under so much stress it causes them to become angry or depressed. Throughout this paper I will relate the effects stress has on our health. Stress influences our physical and mental health in more ways than we can imagine. There are two types of stressors. One causes distress where maybe you’re late for something and you get caught in traffic behind a slow driver. The second one is eustress which is triggered by positive moments like the first kiss or being acknowledged at work for a fine job done. Those are just some aspects of how stress is relative to health. As I previously mentioned there are two types of stressors that have totally opposite effects, one positive the other negative. Well if there are positive and negative stressors what would that do to our mood? Even though a psychological disorder is an entirely different subject, stress can change so many things about a person. Let’s say a student has so much going on at work and school. If this student can’t handle the school and work load it may cause depression. There can also be stress from bullying that causes a person to pick up an eating habit thus making their health deteriorate. Finally learning to cope with stress from daily events can be a task that may involve discipline. Coping strategies are actions...
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...person manages stress can have a big impact on the body’s physical and psychological well being. Stress can effect one’s body in a bad way or in a good way; some of the reasons for stress are to keep the bodies brain thinking about the right things. If it weren’t for stress the body would just keep moving forward without the worries of what needs to be done. Stress is healthy to a certain extent and it has to be managed on a healthy level. Bad stress can affect the body in a negative way; it can actually cause health problems if not dealt with in the proper manner. Stress is one of the most important health and social problems. Previous studies have demonstrated stress influence on the clinical course of a number of gastrointestinal diseases, but its physical and psychological effects on gastric acid and pepsin secretions are largely unknown. There were 48 male winstar rats divided up into six groups; and in the study, electrical shock generated in a communication box was used as physical shock and the emotional stress was as psychological stress. Gastric juice was collected by washout technique. Acid output was also measured by digital testator. Gastric pepsin and nitric oxide (NO) metabolites were quantified using Anson and Griess micro assay methods respectively. Basal and stimulated gastric acid and pepsin in physical and psychological stress groups were significantly more than others. NO metabolites level of gastric tissue in physical and psychological stress groups (286.9...
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... Stress Kills “The body releases hormones that increase the heart rate; cause rapid, shallow breathing; constrict blood vessels supplying digestive organs; and tighten muscles.” This quote comes from Deborah S. Hatrz-Seeley’s article “Chronic Stress Leads to the Six Leading Causes of Death” That’s right. That quote isn’t the effect of a heart attack or some other drastic health problem, those symptoms are just some of the things that come along with stress in the human body. The effects mentioned in Seeley’s article are after a person experiences something like a moderate car accident or being chased by something that could do harm (Chronic). In a situation like this, the body enters a so called “fight or flight” mode which helps the person get away from the situation safely, but once the danger has depleted the person goes in the “rest and digest” mode. Although this is a good and natural thing for the body to do, for most men today, they skip this mode and the stress from the moderate event becomes turns it into a more serious, chronic stress (Chronic). Also, in Seeley’s article and according to the American Psychological Association, “Chronic stress is linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide. And more than 75 percent of all physician office visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints.” These examples are only a touch on how much stress effects peoples health. Before...
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...The Effects of Stress in Life In today’s era, people have to cope with advantages and disadvantages in daily life. Besides the advantages in life as economic development, life comfortable and convenience, people often deal with disadvantages as stress, social problems and illnesses. Among of these disadvantages in life, stress is the most common phenomenon. This is clearly expressed through three effects of stress as health problem, motivation and life expectancy. Firstly, the effects of stress are the health of human. When people are stressed extreme, their physical and psychological become weak. With the effects of physical stress, people can easily see them because they express outside the body. When my friend fell into the state of extreme stress, her immune system became weak. A simple cold could become the flu or a lung infection with a person under stress as her. Stress can make people feel headache and fatigue. In addition, stress also has a great influence in the activities of organs inside the body as releasing hormones and breathing rates. With the effects of psychological stress, it also gives a negative result. I have lost the joy in daily life because of stress. I cannot concentrate on work. When people are stressed, they are not able to distinguish what is good and what is bad. So, stress has created a negative result in human health. Everyone should give methods of stress management order not to affect health. Secondly, the effects of stress are a change...
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...Title | Stress | General purpose | To inform | Specific purpose | To inform audience about stress. | Central idea | There are three matters which are causes of stress, effect by stress and how to manage stress | Organizational pattern | Topical | INTRODUCTION | | A. Open with impact/ Attention gather | Stress is poison. The most disastrous effects of stress is committing suicide and this are often occur among students. “ Between 600 and 800 of 15 to 24 years old students killed themselves each year - equivalent to the population of a small secondary school.“ ( John Harkin, 2008, page 1) | i. Tie to the audience/ Reason to listen | Stress can be dangerous in various especially when it comes to lifestyle of the students themselves | ii. Credibility statement/ material | According to Lipsett (2008), nearly three-quarters (73%) of the 804 teachers and lecturers believe, children nowadays having more pressure than chilren 10 years ago. They agress that tests, exams, and family break-up causing the most distress to students. | iii. Preview of main points/ central idea | Today I’m going to explain what causes for the problem, what can be effect by stress and how to manage stress | Transition to body of speech: | I will start with the causes of the stress | Main point 1 | Causes of stress among students that may affect them such as interpersonal and academic. | Supporting details 1Elaboration 1 | The main cause of stress among student is interpersonal...
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...Company Stress and Burnout Factors Gary Dessler (2012) discusses the consequences of job stress and burnout for both the employer and employee. Most people understand the effects of stress and health but are unaware of the detrimental effects of stress for the employer and employee. The long-term effects of stress cost millions of dollars to the company and reduce the health of the employee. Job stress creates burnout and affects performance, profit, and health costs. Reducing Stress is Profitable Although there is not on cause of stress that creates problems for all people identifying stress and taking steps to reduce stress is beneficial to both the employer and employee. Dessler (2012) discusses a fact that as of 2011, only 5% of employers address stress in the work place. Only 5% of employers realize the effects of stress and burnout in the workplace and one fourth of employees attribute the “job as the number-one stressor in their lives” (Dessler, 2012, p. 309). Clearly, the discrepancy is in itself a stressor. The American Psychological Association (APA) (2012) identifies stress and burnout as leading to depression, eating and sleeping habits, emotional exhaustion, diabetes, forms of cancer, heart problems, decreased immunity leading to illnesses and even death. Stress in this paper is identified as an individualistic perception of events surrounding an individual. Two people within the same circumstances will not feel the same effects of the same situation. ...
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...The Effect of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression March 8, 2015 Abstract Mental health is a severe problem in our society today, approximately 61.5 million of the Americans experience mental illness in each given year (NAMI, 2013). The main goal of this paper is to provide answers on how physical activity can replace anti-anxiety and depression drugs. To solve this question numerous research articles were examined by looking at how both acute and chronic bouts of aerobic and anaerobic exercise correlated with mental health aspects such as stress, depression, and anxiety. The findings showed that almost all types of exercise showed the capability of being able to improve mental health significantly. Thus, it is possible for physical activity to become a replacement for drugs being administered to the general population today, which allows people to treat their mental illness without the adverse side effects, which accompany drugs. This is supported by multiple studies done that compared physical exercise and drugs as treatments for mental disorders. All the studies support the claim that physical activity could be used as a replacement for drugs in treating mental illness. Introduction Mental health illness is a severe issue affecting a significant portion of Americans every day. Serious mental illnesses have been reported to cost America $193.2 Billion in lost earning per year (NAMI, 2013). Specifically, 14.8 million people are reported to...
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...The Effect of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression March 8, 2015 Abstract Mental health is a severe problem in our society today, approximately 61.5 million of the Americans experience mental illness in each given year (NAMI, 2013). The main goal of this paper is to provide answers on how physical activity can replace anti-anxiety and depression drugs. To solve this question numerous research articles were examined by looking at how both acute and chronic bouts of aerobic and anaerobic exercise correlated with mental health aspects such as stress, depression, and anxiety. The findings showed that almost all types of exercise showed the capability of being able to improve mental health significantly. Thus, it is possible for physical activity to become a replacement for drugs being administered to the general population today, which allows people to treat their mental illness without the adverse side effects, which accompany drugs. This is supported by multiple studies done that compared physical exercise and drugs as treatments for mental disorders. All the studies support the claim that physical activity could be used as a replacement for drugs in treating mental illness. Introduction Mental health illness is a severe issue affecting a significant portion of Americans every day. Serious mental illnesses have been reported to cost America $193.2 Billion in lost earning per year (NAMI, 2013). Specifically, 14.8 million people...
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...AGRICULTURE HOME > VOLUME 64 > NUMBER 4 > VIEWING HTML W/LINKS Peer-Reviewed Research Article Effects of stress on health and aging: Two paradoxes Authors Carolyn Aldwin, Oregon State University Loriena A. Yancura, University of Hawai'i Publication Information California Agriculture 64(4):183-188. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v064n04p183. October-December 2010. Author Affiliations C.M. Aldwin is Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Oregon State University, Manoa. L.A. Yancura is Associate Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Hawai'i, Manoa. Abstract Although older adults are thought to experience more stress and to be more vulnerable to its adverse effects, they often report less stress than younger adults and sometimes show more resilience. Paradoxically, while stress sometimes has long-term positive effects on well-being, studies differ as to whether this increases or decreases with age. We conclude that older individuals have learned to appraise and cope differently with stress. This protects them in spite of their increased physiological vulnerability and may also increase the possibility of stress-related growth and optimal aging. Full Text [View Enlargement] As people age their health trajectories tend to diverge, with some developing multiple chronic conditions and others maintaining good health; stress may play a role in this aspect of aging. Over the past century, remarkable changes have occurred...
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...2011 Personnel Management Essay: Stress Essay Prepared by: K.A Date: 16/12/2011 Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................... 2 Stress & Personnel ............................................................................................................ 2 Stress & Organizational Behaviour ................................................................................ 2 Sources of Organizational Stress ........................................................................................ 3 Causes of Stress ................................................................................................................. 3 Types of Stress............................................................................................................... 4 Effects of Stress on Personnel ............................................................................................. 5 Physical Effects ................................................................................................................. 5 Behavioural Effects ........................................................................................................ 5 Effects of Stress on Organizational Behaviour .................................................................. 5 Stress Management ....................................................................................................
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...CAUSES AND EFFECTS Determining Causes and Effects Lila Thompson Rodney L. Baker ENG 115 English Composition May 22, 2016 CAUSES AND EFFECTS My research on determining the cause and effects of stress on college students is complied at the request of the President of Strayer University. The purpose of presenting this research paper to senior administration is to help students have a more positive college experience. College is a new and exciting time, but it can be overwhelming. Among all of the new experiences, learning, and growing opportunities available in college environment, many may lead to unhealthy levels of stress which hinder students’ abilities to socialize and to achieve their academic goals. Recognizing the source of stress is important in preventing it from becoming unmanageable or debilitating. There are several reasons why students are stressed out in college, therefore this research paper seeks to explain the major causes and effects of stress on college students, the economic effects of the cause, and the effects on people. What is Stress? Stress is the body’s reaction to a challenge. Though stress is often perceived as bad, it can actually be good in some respects. The right kind of stress can sharpen the mind and reflexes. It might be able to help the body perform, or help us escape a dangerous situation. Stress produces a physiological reaction in our body. Hormones are released, which result in physical manifestations of stress. These can include slowed...
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...Running head: OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AFFECTS MENTAL HEALTH How occupational stress affects mental health Dayana Fornaris Florida National College April 15, 2011 Abstract This research paper gives us a brief idea about how occupational stress affects mental health. It describes how occupational stress has become a serious health issue, not just in terms of an individual’s mental and physical well being, but also for employers as well who had begin to feel the financial consequences of work stress. Occupational stress can be defined as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities of the worker. However, occupational stress can be an extremely difficult construct to define. There are certain factors that contribute to work stress like for example working long hours beyond your control; Finding it hard to say no to a task for fear of losing future work, frustration and feeling undervalued at work. This can lead to stress and tension. How occupational stress affects mental health Stress has been defined in a number of ways and the range of stress management techniques is even wider still. Essentially what most people understand by 'stress' is a physiological or psychological response to external stressors that goes beyond what is accepted as normal. Maybe 'strain' would have been a better word. Limited external stresses produce a response, a 'strain’, which...
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...Stress is something that affects many people across the world, and it is known to have many negative effects on your health. But John Whyte sees the other side, what health benefits stress can give. In his article “How Stress Can Be a Very Good Thing” He states that stress can Improve your memory, make it be turned into positive energy in the workplace, make life more interesting and enjoyable, and help your immune system. But actually the the down sides that come from those two combined with stress the benefits are far outweighed by negatives. Stress impact on memory has been studied by many people and one definite answer of it being bad or good has not been chosen. But what bad can come from it for example. “one person might recall that he forgot a...
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...Dangers of stress Stress Puts You in Danger Dina Haidar Global University Stress Puts You in Danger Stress is like spice - in the right proportion it enhances the flavor of a dish. Too little produces a bland, dull meal; too much may choke you" Donald Tubesing (Madison, 2011). Walter Cannon have found out during the year 1940 that stress triggers the fight-or-flight reaction which is positive mainly because it is designed to save our lives. And he described it as “an emergency reaction that prepares an animal for running or fighting” (Tennant, 2005). Under stress circumstances your heart pounds faster, blood pressure rises, breath quickens ,your senses becomes sharper. These reactions increases your stamina, speeds your reaction, and enhance your focus preparing you to either fight or flee (Tennant, john hopkins university schools of education, 2005) .it is optimistic when a person feels stimulated and able to manage the situation, handle emergencies meet challenges and excel. (Tennant, 2005) But there is no doubt that the negative effects dominates over the positives. . Stress is often related to deleterious physiological complications, It corrupts almost every system in the human body (Melinda Smith, 2012).A recent study has shown that 80% of the most commonly prescripted medicines in the U.S. are those of relates to stress illnesses (institute, 2009) .Everyone experience stress, and stress in all...
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...Abstract of the Idea- Work-related stress is a major cause of occupational ill health, poor productivity and human error. It can result in sickness absence, high staff turnover and poor performance and a possible increase in accidents due to human error. Research provides strong links between stress and: ■ physical effects such as heart disease, back pain, headaches, gastrointestinal disturbances or various minor illnesses; and ■ Psychological effects such as anxiety and depression, loss of concentration and poor decision making. Stress can also lead to other behaviors that can have an adverse effect on psychological and physical health and well-being, for example, social withdrawal, Aggressive behavior, alcohol/drug abuse, eating disorders and working long hours. Research has shown work-related stress to have adverse effects for organizations in terms of: ■ employee commitment to work; ■ staff performance and productivity; ■ accidents caused by human error; ■ staff turnover and intention to leave; ■ attendance levels; ■ staff recruitment and retention; ■ customer satisfaction; ■ organizational image and reputation; ■ Potential litigation. By taking action to manage the causes of stress in your workplace, you can prevent or reduce the impact of these problems on your organization and bring about business benefits. Problems at work are more strongly associated with health complaints than are any other life stressor-more so than even financial problems...
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