STRESS

Stress

Stress

Introduction

Stress is a reaction to the strain, anxiety, and the daily hustle and bustle. When the load becomes excessive, deteriorating health, there are other symptoms. The word "stress" defines the state of the organism, in which he tries to adapt to difficult living conditions. When a person is subjected to excessive physical or mental stress, the body will first try to defend themselves. But then adapts, and the response to increased tension is optimal (Zautra, 2003, 62). This condition is called positive stress. It is necessary for normal mental development and human adaptation to the environment. But often the body can not cope with mental or physical overload. In this state, any additional stress can disrupt the normal condition of man and cause disease. The use of the term “stress” is becoming more and more popular with time. Most of the diseases that and diagnoses are related to the high level of stress which an individual is taking. In reviewing the extensive literature on the subject, there are varying definitions, some of which approach it either from the perspective of stress as a stimulus, such as response. The purpose of this paper is to describe the bodily mechanisms underlying stress and evaluate their importance to the person in alleviating the damage stress can do to the individual.

Discussion

Trying to cope with stress, the brain stimulates the release of adrenaline. This chemical enters the kidney, a process in which the accumulated glycogen is converted into glucose, thereby increasing blood flow. Blood pressure rises, breathing becomes more frequent (in order to increase the supply of oxygen in the blood), which disrupts the digestive process. When there is a chemical process is repeated on a regular basis, the phenomenon becomes chronic. In this state the slightest irritation, even a slight stimulation, can cause over-reaction, which exhausts the body. Stress - this is not a disease but a defence mechanism, but if such protection becomes chronic, the person becomes vulnerable to disease (Greenberg, 2008, 105).

According to Anderson (2008 56), stress is the equivalent of a wear phenomenon of the body. This wear is especially important that the early and amount of stress is greater and faster cumulative. Each stress and especially the failure, frustration, stress, determine wear and leave a "scar chemical" indelible resulting from the accumulation in the tissues of the by-products of chemical reactions and metabolic caused it. Metabolic wastes are deposited on the arteries, joints, the elastic tissue of the skin and promote the loss of elasticity, hardening and tissue aging. Our organization has been designed to be able to protect against possible dangers. When we feel threatened, physically or emotionally, our body triggers a series of reactions that put us in a condition conducive to face this danger. The danger is real or imaginary; the agency has the same reactions. These harms affect many organs and functions. If present in a more or less constant, they can cause serious harm to the body. It is therefore important to learn to manage stress ...