well i kinda want to study , but at the same time i want to spend my time 0n this damn too cool forum! since i want to make things multitasking! [align=center][img]http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo301/yanz_0217/137078ijmxmftoeb.gif[/img][/align] why n0t type all my Nursing lectures 0r compile it here! [b]Share Urs too[/b] to those who were fortunate & cursed by this course here's my Lecture! Just piece but it will help You! i think soo.. [b]NCM 101[/b] About Stress [spoiler][align=center] [img]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj306/mars_nab2/stressed.gif[/img] [b]Stress[/b] [b]_______________________________________________[/b] [b]_______________________________________________[/b][/align] Stress has benn defined by [u][i]Hans Selye[/i][/u] ( a Canadian endocrinologist and the most well known and widely recognized stress researcher) as "[i]Non-specific response of the body to any knid of demands made upon it[/i]" [b]Stressor[/b] - is any factor that produces stress. Its is a factor that disturbs the body's equilibrium. others use the term stress to means any "[i]STIMULUS[/i]" that CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (CRII) This Hormone stimulates the many changes in the body. - Can be PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, PHYSIOLOGIC, DEVELOPMENTAL or EMOTIONAL. Feeling of anxiety, fatigue or illness are subjective aspects of stress. [b]Positive [/b]- with Coping [b]![/b] [b]V[/b] [i]Eustress [/i]- promte health & wee-being. [b]Distress[/b] - Effects of unpleasant & undesirable stressors. [u][b]Everyday Sources of Stress[/b][/u] [b]Pressure[/b] - psychological experience produced by urgent demand or expectation for a person's behavior; Outside Source. [b]Uncontrollability[/b] - Degree of control that the person has over a particular event. the less control a person has, the greater the degree of stress. [b]Frustration[/b] - Psychological Experience produced by the blocking of a desired goal or fulfillment of a perceived need. [b]Conflict[/b] - psychological experience of being pulled towards or drawn to two or more desire/goals, only one of which may be attained. [u][b]Suicide[/b][/u] - Suicidal behavior is highly linked to depression - people who talk about suicide... [u][b]Stress & Personality[/b][/u] [b]Type A Personality[/b] > ambitious > Time Conscious > extremely hard working > tends to have high level of hostility > and anger as well being easily annoyed [b]Type b Personality[/b] > relaxed > laid-back >less driven > competitive than A > slow to anger [b]Type C Personality[/b] > pleasant but repressed > who tends to internalized anger > anxiety > expressing emotions difficult [b]Hard Personality[/b] > to thrive on stress > lacks anger & hostility of the type A [align=center][img]http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo291/smooth_criminal1990/stressed.jpg[/img][/align] [u][b]Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)[/b][/u] the ANS consist of two main division [align=center] [b][u]STRESS & SOCIAL FACTORS[/u][/b][/align] [b]Acculturative Stress[/b] - Stress resulting from the need to change and adopt a person's way to the majority culture. [b]Social Support System[/b] - network of family, friends, neighboor, coworkers, and others who can offer support, comfort. [b]Social Factors Increasing the effects of stress[/b] include poverty, stressed on the job or in the work place, and entering a majority culture that is different from one's culture of origin. [b]BurnOut[/b] - negative changes in thoughts, emotions, and behavior as a result of prolonged stress and frustration. [u][b]Ways to Deal with Stress[/b][/u] [u]Coping Strategies[/u] - Actions that people can take to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize the effects of stressors. :idea: Problem - Focused Coping - Coping strategies that try to eliminate the source of a stress or reduce its impact through direct actions. :idea: Emotion-focused Coping - ...... [i]lecture was cut aw![/i][/spoiler] [b]Soon[/b] Pain Death & Dying Plus Maternal & Child Review Soon! :DHope ya share Ur Lectures Too... [align=center][img]http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p116/meemee97/nurses.gif[/img][/align] I tended for nursing students! but since everyone is welcome to read! you may do so! curiosity! Gud Luck to your Exams!

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