Psychological stress
Psychological stressPsychological stress
Psychological stress is a result of many factors and should be dealt with very carefully. Stress can be
defined as a set of interactions between the person and the environment that result in an unpleasant emotional
state, such as anxiety, tension, guilt, or shame (swin pg 1). Another way of putting it, is that there are somethings
that put certain demands on us. The effects of stress should not be limited to unpleasant emotional states. Many
studies have concluded that the effects on our physical health from stress can be extremely detrimental. These
adverse physical effects include heart disease and formations of cancer. There are also some societal issues that
psychological stress can hamper.
There are numerous elements that trigger the effects of psychological stress. Frustration is
one of these elements that will trigger stress. Frustration is one of the most prevalent sources of stress in my life
at this moment. A lot of different events will cause frustration. Frustration occurs from something blocking our
attainment of certain goals or needs (Corey 207). All of the little things that frustrate us include waiting in lines or
traffic, sense of failure or inadequacies, bad relationships, deaths, and loneliness. Self-defeating thoughts are a
way in which we almost deliberately block attainment of our needs. If in our heads, we have this preconceived
notion that we are incapable of obtaining something that we want or that others could not possibly love us, we
create a self-fulfilling prophecy. I used the word "deliberately" in describing self-doubt because we have the
ability to change these misinformed thoughts.
Major life changes whether it be positive or negative can lead to very stressful situations. In
our society, many people fall into a rut of everyday life and fear change to their daily routines. When any kind of
change occurs it is very traumatic. There are many changes in ones career that can cause stress. Starting a new
career or getting a new job is a major change that will produce stress. The feeling of being accepted in the
organization and learning the companies ways of doing things are stressful. Other changes in one�s life resulting
in stress include a change in a personal relationship or financial changes. You might think that hitting the lottery
and being a multi-millionaire would relieve any possible stress in one�s life. That fact is that it is a major change
and you are going to have many different issues that you never had before. There are issues of what to do with
the money and how to invest it.
Pressures that are brought about in our society are imposed by ourselves and by others. If
one has too high of expectations for oneself it is inevitable that they will burn themselves out. These expectations
are derived out of our gender...
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