Stress:

Stress is any uncomfortable emotional

experience accompanied by predictable
biochemical physiological and behavioral
changes.

For example Marital problems, death of loved

one, Abuse , Health problem.
 In psychology stress is feeling of strain and
pressure.

 Stress is a type of psychological pain.

 Small amount of stress may be desired ,benifical,

and even healthy.

 Positive stress help improve athletic performance.

 Its also plays a factor in motivation adaptation and
reaction to the environment.

 Excessive amount of stress ,however, may lead to

bodily harm.

 Stress can increase the risk of stroke, heart attacks

ulcer and mental illness such as depression.
 Stress is the body’s reaction to a challenge.

 Some level of stress can actually be good for us, as

the right kind of stress encourages us toward
change and growth.

 The right kind of stress can sharpen the mind and

reflexes.
 It might be able to help the body perform better or
help you escape a dangerous situation.

 Stress produce a physiological reaction in our body.

 Hormone are released which result in manifestations

of stress.

 These can include shaking, digestion, heart rate,

dilation of pupils and flushed skin.

 This process is often referred to as the fight and flight

response.
Types of stress:
Stress may be:

Positive stress:
Negative stress:
Positive stress:

 Starting a new job voluntarily

 Raise at work
 Moving a new home
 Retiring
 Buying a new home
 Physically strong feelings
 Positive out look
 Self assured
 Negative stress:

 Death of significant person

 Illness
 Financial challenges
 Unemployment
 Legal problems
 Neglected
 Hypertensive
 Unable to forget remember things.
 Types of stress
1. Acute stress.

2. Episodic stress.
3. Chronic acute stress.
Acute stress
Acute stress is most common form and
is the result of recent or
anticipated stressors.
Acute stress can be both positive and
negative.
For example the excitement before a fun
event is a positive acute stress.
Getting into a car accident is negative acute
stress.
Episodic acute stress
Episodic acute stress is a acute stress that
occur frequently.
This is the kind of stress that continuously
pops up and sometime in a pattern.
It is accompanied by worry and angst about
things that are happening to you or around
you.
Episodic acute stress is a recurring type of
stress happening over and over.
Chronic acute stress
Chronic acute stress can be thought of as
never ending stress that relentlessly wears
away at you.

This type of stress eventually begins to

affect your health and can lead to heart
problems,strokes,cancer and among other
issues.
Chronic stress definitely requires reaching out for
help.
For example

 If you don’t see and end in sight.

 If you are facing something that has no way out,

then you are likely to begin suffering from chronic
stress.
 Symptoms and signs
4 Types of symptoms stress.

 Physical
 Emotional
 Cognitive
 Behavioral
  Physical
 Irregular bowel movements
 Involuntary shaking
 Irregular missed periods
 Chest pain with or out tachycardia
 Headache
 Nausea
 Muscles aches
 Indigestion
 Trouble in sleeping
 Fatigue
 Clenched teeth
  Emotional

 Feeling of sadness
 Depression
 Restlessness
 Irritability
 Sense of isolation
 Regularly done
  Cognitive symptoms
 Impaired concentration
 Trouble with Remember things
 Chronic worrying
 Anxious Thoughts
 Impaired judgment
 Unwanted thoughts
 Impaired speech
  Behavioral symptoms

 Change in eating habits

 Change in sleeping habits
 Increase use of drugs
 Nail biting
 Pacing
 Frequent lying
 Significant Change in school