Stress&Coping: Stress

Stress&Coping: Stress: "Stress results when life demands strain-coping resources either because the demand is too great or the resources are inadequate. Stress enda..."

Stress

Stress results when life demands strain-coping resources either because the demand is too great or the resources are inadequate. Stress endangers a person's well-being and shows up as negative feelings, physiological arousal, psycho physiological disorders, illnesses or maladaptive behaviors. For example, a person can feel depressed, have trouble sleeping, develop headaches, catch a cold, and drink too much alcohol trying to alleviate negative feelings and stress. Everyone stresses. There is not a single person who does not. And as for me, I have experienced basically everything that is written above. At a young age, I have been through a lot, and still am going through hard times. I get a headache almost everyday, from just dealing with classes and work. There have been times when I thought alcohol would solve everything and I was wrong. I feel that sometimes when you talk to somebody about your problems it would make things better. Sometimes I keep eating if i am extremely stressed, which also is not a good thing.

One thing I found interesting in the chapter was that extremely traumatic events, such as the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001, result in an acute stress disorder, which if it persists more than four weeks is diagnosed as a posttraumaticstress disorder (PTSD). These characterized by distressing dreams, flashbacks, psychological distress and behaviors reminscent of the original event.