Stress

Rough CopyÐ' Ð' Ð' Stress is a serious underrated disease that affects most of the population and can lead to many long-term physical and mental problems.The scientific definition of stress is a feeling that's created when we react to particular events (stress 1). Stress is divided into two different types depending on the individual's reactions to stress (Stress 1). For example the first type is called type a- behavior. In this situation these people react with aggressiveness and self-exposed pressure to get things done (Stress 1). The second type is called type b behavior in this type people are easier going and relaxed. Even tough stress is a bad thing; just enough stress can be a good thing. For example feeling a little stress about a test that's coming up can motivate you to study hard but stressing out too much over the test can make it hard to concentrate on the material you need to learn. (Stress 1).Stress can be cause by anything. Everyone experiences stress at times-adults, teens, and even kids. The event that provokes stress is call stressors. The seven main cause of stress are finances, work, family, personal concerns, personal health and safety, personal relationships, death. (Adler, 72) ADD MORE DANIELLE!!Ð' Ð' Stress is an easy disease to detect. Physical symptoms of stress consist of headaches of backaches, muscle tension and stiffness, diarrhea or constipation, nausea, dizziness, insomnia, chest pain, rapid heartbeat, weight gain or loss, skin break outs, loss of sex drive and frequent colds. Some emotional symptoms of stress include moodiness, agitation, and restlessness. Short temper, Irritability, Impatience, Inability to relax, feeling tense or "on edge," feeling overwhelmed, sense of loneliness and isolation, depression or general unhappiness. (O'Neil 2)When a person encounters a threat his body gets ready up to handle it by the "fight or flight" response. During this response certain functions occur in the body, these changes are around till the threats exist. When the threat no longer exists the body returns normal. These immediate effects are the short-term effects of stress. Some effect include Diversion of the blood from less vital to more vital organs, Increase in the heart rate to supply more blood quickly, Increase in the blood pressure to supply blood efficiently, Breakdown of glycogen stores in liver and muscle to get more glucose, Formation of more glucose from non-carbohydrate substances(O'Connor).These short term affects have symptoms of palpitations, chest pains, cold clammy skin, breathlessness, dry mouth, abdominal discomfort, aggravation of peptic ulcer, loose stools, headache, sleeplessness, anxiety, depression, decreased sexual drive, loss of appetite, difficulty concentrating, and out burst of anger (Kowalski).An example would be a girl going for a competitive exam for a job and has to study a lot, if she is not able to cover all the topics or if she finds the topics very tough. Then preparation for the exams acts as a trigger for stress. The affected person undergoes either some or all of the about mentioned symptoms with their severity based on his susceptibility (alder).Of if he is able complete all the topics and if he is able to understand what he studies, then the trigger is gone and he is relieved of the physical effects stress and his body returns to normal state (Adler)When

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