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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Thank you!