Everybody talks about stress and our society is overburdened with all kinds of stressors: family troubles, relationship troubles, tense work places, getting a promotion, long commutes, health troubles, financial difficulties, unpleasant life changes, interviewing for a job, too little sleep, not enough leisure time, watching a sport game, preparing for a holidays or some other events, too much caffeine, etc. People say they are "stressed out" or "overstressed" and they usually blame stress for some or numerous health problems they may have.
We all need a certain amount of stress in our daily lives, but while some stress can act as a motivator and gets us out of bed in the morning, frequent and continued stress can be harmful to our health and well being.
Most people associate stress with negative events: the death of a close person, financial problems, or some other unpleasant life changes that create nervous tension, but stress-producing factors can be pleasant and unpleasant. Stress is the constant challenge which can include physical challenges and the achievement of personal goals as well as different life situations what would commonly be perceived as negative or positive events.
So, how we can define stress, if such vastly different situations can cause it? Find out more...
People are under more stress than ever, experts say, and it's certainly not heart-healthy. How you respond to it is what determines whether you become totally stressed out or you can manage it and maintain your serenity. For the stress you can't avoid, develop a range of stress-management techniques and strategies. Read more...
Personality clearly affects how an individual perceives and reacts to stressors.
The personal response to a stressor may vary in intensity from person to person and situation to situation, but we all experience a similar set of physical changes -- the fight-or-flight reaction.
Body's fight-or-flight response prepares us to flee or face danger by triggering a whole series of biochemical changes in our bodies in response to stressors (good or bad).
A constant state of hormonal imbalance wreaks havoc on all body systems.
Without effective stress coping strategies to change our reaction to stressors, our bodies don't stand a fighting chance against stress related diseases.
Each person's experience of stress depends on many factors, including the nature of the stressor and how the stressor is perceived. A person's emotional and behavioral responses to stressors depend on many different factors, including personality, gender, social environment, and cultural background.
The physical response to a stressor may vary in intensity from individual to individual and situation to situation, but we all experience a similar set of physical changes -- the fight-or-flight reaction.
The fight-or-flight reaction prepares the body for physical action regardless of whether such action is necessary or appropriate response to particular stressor.
Common emotional responses to stressors include anxiety, depression, fear, or exhilaration.
High level of stress over the long term may shrink an area of the brain called the hippocampus.
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