Stress and its management ppt
- 1. STRESS AND ITS MANAGEMENT Ms. Anu joy Lecturer( mental health nursing dept.)
- 2. INTRODUCTION Right from the time of the birth till the last breath drawn, an individual is invariably exposed to various stressful situations. The modern world of achievement is also a world of stress and has been called the “Age of Anxiety and Stress”.
- 3. DEFINITIONS • According to Lalita- Stress may be defined as “a real or interpreted threat to the physiological or psychosocial and/or behavioral response. It is a bodily or mental tension resulting from the factors that tends to an existing equilibrium.” • According to Rate Kumar Gupta- Stress is defined as, ”the non-specific response of the body to any demand made upon it.” • According to Mary C Townsend- “a state of disequilibrium that occurs when there is a disharmony between demands occurring within an individual’s internal or external environment and his or her ability to cope with those demands.” • According to Seyle- “The state manifested by a specific syndrome which consists of all the non- specifically syndrome which induced changes within a biological system.”
- 4. TYPES OF STRESS STRESSORS DISTRESS EUSTRESS EXTERNAL INTERNAL PERSONAL LIFESTYLE PERSONALITY INDIVIDUAL THOUGHT PHYSICAL ENVIROMENT SOCIAL INTERACTION LIFE EVENTS
- 6. SYMPTOMS
- 7. PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION TO STRESS “General Adaptation Syndrome” was a research on psychological responses to stress by HANS SEYLE(1986).he described reaction in 3 distinct stages… Alarm reaction stage Stage of resistance Stage of exhaustion
- 8. STRESS AS A BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE The human body response in two way: The acute stress response (also known as SYMPATHY ADRENO MEDULLARY PATHWAY-SAM) The chronic stress response (also known as the HYPOTHALMO PITUITARY ADRENAL PATHWAY-HPA)
- 9. SYMPATHY ADRENAL MEDULLARY PATHWAY Stress perceived by the hypothalmus Readies the body for fight or flight Nerves of the sympathetic nervous system Stimulate organs (e.g heart,lungs,liver,pupil,and digestive system Releases adrenaline Adrenal medulla
- 10. HYPOTHALMO PITUITARY ADRENAL PATHWAY(HPA) Stress perceived by the hypothalamus Releases CRF (corticotrophin releasing factors) Pituitary gland Releases ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone) Adrenal cortex Releases corticosteroids (including cortisol) Stress effects on body (e.g raised B.P, raised heart rate, reduced blood clotting time etc.)
- 11. STRESS AS AN ENVIRONMENT EVENTS LIGHT TEMPRATUREEFFECT OF WIND ON BEHAVIOUR NOISE
- 12. STRESS MANAGEMENT CHANGE THE SITUATIONS CHANGE YOUR REACTION Avoid The Stressor After The Stressor Accept The Stressors Adapt The Stressor