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Effects of stress on our health

Effects of stress on our health. Any living being. Must be able to change Must preserve its integrity. Our key words:. Stressor Stress situation Stress reaction. The two lines of stress reaction:. Specific reaction General response. General response is always the same:.

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Effects of stress on our health

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  1. Effects of stress on our health

  2. Any living being • Must be able to change • Must preserve its integrity

  3. Our key words: • Stressor • Stress situation • Stress reaction

  4. The two lines of stress reaction: • Specific reaction • General response

  5. General response is always the same: • Our heart beats faster • our blood pressure goes up • we breathe deeper • muscles, heart and brain get more blood

  6. Specific reactions have two basical types: • fight • flight

  7. Phases of general response: • Alarm phase • Phase of reaction /fight or flight/ • Phase of exhaustion

  8. Nature of stressor • Physical • Physiological • Psychological • Social

  9. Stress may lead to trouble through: • Exhaustion • Inadequate responses • Regression in the alarm phase • Wrong decisions

  10. Those who always fight can be described by: • Commitment • Control • Challenge

  11. Those who always fight have the chance six times higher to die because of heart-disease

  12. Those who always flight are prone to have • gastric ulcer • diarrhoea • colitis

  13. Chronic stress may lead to • Alcoholism • Aggression • Mysticism • Suicide

  14. Stress tolerance depends on: • Personality • Earlier stress situations • Age • Sex

  15. Our basic principles I. • Too much stress or impaired stress tolerance leads to exhaustion

  16. Our basic principles II. • Inadequate responses may lead to health problems

  17. Somatic symptoms: • Headache • gastric disorders • abdominal pain • diarrhoea • chestpain • dizziness

  18. Psychological symptoms: • depression • anxiety • nervousness

  19. Stress is the hotbed of: • alcoholism • drug abuse • smoking • obesity /fatness/

  20. What can we do? • Try to avoid unnecessary stress! • Relax! • Build up a healthy personality! • Meet an expert if necessary!

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