Stress can also be understand as physiological and psychological response of the body to a situation that is perceived to be harmful. Being stressed means too anxious and tired to be able to relax.
S=P>R
Stress occurs when pressure is greater than resource.
TYPES OF STRESS
POSITIVE STRESS- Eustress: Provides sense of urgency and alertness to cope with threatening situations. Also helps in spurring motivation and awareness and provides stimulation to cope with threatening situations.
NEGATIVE STRESS- Distress: Excessive, prolonged and unrelieved stress can have a harmful effect on mental, physical and spiritual health. It can be a contributory factor in problems like headaches, digestive problems, skin complaints, insomnia and ulcers.
STRESS RESPONSES
SOMATIC
Disturbance in sleep and appetite
Difficulty in digestion
Loss of weight
Aches and Pains
Palpitation
Easy fatigability
COGNITIVE
Difficulty in concentration
Indecisiveness
Low Productivity
Ruminative patterns of thinking
EMOTIONAL
Irritability
Anger
Apprehension
Fear
Sadness
BEHAVIORAL
Decreased performance
Impaired Motivation
Avoidance of situations
Absenteeism\ Presenteeism
Increase in use of Caffeine, Smoking, Alcohol, and other Drugs\ party rave drugs
Long Term effects of stress
Heart Attacks
Depression
Peptic Ulcer
Irritable Bowel
Chronic Fatigue
Tension
Headache
Chronic Backache
Migraine
High Bloodpressure
Recurrent Cold and Cough
“You may not be able to avoid stress, but you can learn to cope with it”.
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stress and depression
this is realy a gud article. i just wanted to know that stress is also caled depression
or it is different from depression. if someone hving these feeling then hw one can differentiate between the two
abhishek, panipat
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