stress

Stress

➔ It is a natural response to the demands of our environment.

➔ It is a physiological response to a physical or psychological threat

➔ It is a normal reaction to anything that can disturb our balance, commonly termed as a homeostatic state.

Homeostatic State

➔ A term used to describe balance or equilibrium in our body system

GOOD STRESS or EUSTRESS

This type of stress can help an individual in his motivation, focus, energy, and performance

BAD STRESS or DISTRESS

This type of stress usually causes anxiety, concern and poor performance.

Stressor

➔ Anything that induces stress response in the form of physical, mental, social, emotional, psychological,

Physiological Factor

affects body and its functions

Stress and the Immune System

- Chronic stress can affect insulin secretion, the sex hormones and even the thyroid hormones.

- If stress is prolonged, any or all of the bodily chemicals, hormones, organs and systems involved

psychological factor

-affects our thoughts, feelings, and behavior

Walter Cannon

-Is an American psychologist, who called STRESS the “fight or flight” syndrome.

fight-or-flight response,

-refers to the physiological reaction that occurs when in the presence of something mentally or physically terrifying.

adrenaline and cortisol

hormones activated during flight or fight

anxiety

caused by your internal reaction to stress.

Acute stress:

a very short-term type of stress that can be upsetting or traumatic

Chronic stress

what we most often encounter in day-to-day life and seems never-ending and inescapable

Episodic acute stress

acute stress that seems to run rampant and be a way of life,

Hans Selye

Austrian-Canadian endocrinologist, associates stress with mental, emotional, and physical states

The Alarm Stage

recognition of stressor

The Resistance Phase

adaptation and resistance

The Exhaustion Phase

Burnout, fatigue, dysfunction

Primary Appraisal

– evaluation of the meaning of the situation and checking if it will affect him

Secondary Appraisal

– involves how one feels about the situation

Emotion-Focused

Involves shame & embarrassment, fear & anxiety, excitement, anger or depression.

Problem-Focused

Takes control of the situation directly in practical ways

Frontal Lobe

Motor skills, problem solving, judgement, planning and attention.

Occipital Lobe

Vision. Ability to read and recognize printed words depends on this lobe.

Parietal Lobe

-Organizing and interpreting sensory information from other parts of the brain

Temporal Lobe

Coordinate specific functions such as visual, verbal, and interpretation memory