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Title: Stress and coping


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Stress and coping
  • Made by
  • Deimante Bikinaite
  • PSbns0-01

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Content
  • Definitions
  • Types of stress
  • Stressors
  • GAS
  • Coping with Stress
  • Conclusion
  • References

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Definitions
  • Stress is a persons response to events that are
    threatening or challenging.
  • Stressor is an agent, condition, or other
    stimulus that causes stress to an organism. 

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Types of stress
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Eustress
  • Eustress is the type of stress that is healthy,
    or gives one a feeling of fulfillment or other
    positive feelings. Eustress is a process of
    exploring potential gains.
  • Eustress prepares
  • the muscles (the blood to pump to the major
    muscle groups),
  • heart( increase the heart rate),
  • mind
  • for the strength needed for whatever is about to
    occur.

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Distress
  • Distress is one of the negative types of stress.
    This is one of the types of stress that the mind
    and body undergoes when the normal routine is
    constantly adjusted and altered. The mind is not
    comfortable with this routine, and craves the
    familiarity of a common routine.

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Distress (2)
  • Acute stress -gt it is the type of stress that
    comes immediately with a change of routine.
  • Chronic stress will occur if there is a constant
    change of routine for week after week. Chronic
    stress affects the body for a long period of
    time.  

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Stressors
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Stressors (2)
  • Cataclysmic events -gt Are strong stressors that
    occur suddenly and typically affect many people
    at once.
  • Personal stressors -gt Major life events that have
    immediate negative consequences that generally
    fade with time.
  • Background stressors -gt Everyday annoyances that
    cause minor irritations and may have long term
    ill effects.

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GAS
  • GAS general adaptation syndrome
  • A theory developed by Hans Selye
  • This theory suggests that a persons response to
    a stressor consists of three stages.

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GAS (2)
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Coping with Stress
  • Turn a treat into a challenge.
  • Make a threatening situation less threatening.
  • Change your goals.
  • Take physical action.
  • Prepare for stress before it happens.

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Conclusion
  • Modern life is full of hassles, deadlines,
    frustrations, and demands. For many people,
    stress is so commonplace that it has become a way
    of life. Stress is not always bad. In small
    doses, it can help you perform under pressure and
    motivate person to do best in performance.
  • If a person did not feel any stress, individual
    would not be alive.

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References
  • Robert S. Feldman. 2009. Understanding
    Psychology (Module 43).
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