'Stress is caused by two things. Primarily it is down to whether you think situations around you are worthy of anxiety. And then it's down to how your body reacts to your thought processes. This instinctive stress response to unexpected events is known as 'fight or flight'. Stress is something which affects a person and how they deal with their daily life. At times the way in which people deal with stress is different to other people. Stress affects peoples daily life by causing them to react or behave a certain way. Some people can easily reduce the amount of stress they have by forgetting their problem however, some people allow the problem to affect them which causes them to be stressed. Some people deal with stress calmly and use meditation and exercise to help them. However some people are not calm and deal with stress by keeping it on their shoulder. A person can respond to stress through fight or flight. 'The fight or flight response was first noted by one of the early pioneers in stress research, Walter Cannon. In 1932 he established that when an organism experiences a shock or perceives a threat, it quickly releases hormones that help it to survive'. This is an experts opinion on how people respond to stress. The fight or flight theory basically means do you confront your stress by fighting against it or do you turn away from stress and run away from it.
http://www.stress.org.uk/What-is-stress.aspx
2-Why do people get stressed?
'A US study by Professor Shelley Taylor found that women cope with stress better than men because of their female hormones'. According to 'A US study by Professor Shelley Taylor' she found of Women actually deal with stress better than men. This is interesting as personally I thought men would deal with stress better as women tend to get more stressed than men. However according to research men tend to get more stressed than women and they also deal with stress better than men. This will help me when presenting facts to my audience as it will allow me to experiment weather people are aware of this fact or weather people need to be told this. I will try my best to do an experiment were I ask different public members weather they feel men or women get more stressed. Thereafter I will use my research and present what I have found out.
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/stresswhydowegetit.htm (Expert opinion)
3-How can people overcome stress?
Men and women tend to overcome stress differently. They use different techniques to help them overcome stress however at times it depends on what the person is stressed on as to how they deal with it. 'Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in your life'. This allows the person to be aware of how to overcome stress. I will use this fact to inform my audience that people can overcome stress if they figure out what they are stressed about. one way in which people can deal with stress and how they can overcome it is avoiding unnecessary stress.
Stress management strategy #1: Avoid unnecessary stress
Not all stress can be avoided, and it’s not healthy to avoid a situation that needs to be addressed. You may be surprised, however, by the number of stressors in your life that you can eliminate.
- Learn how to say “no” – Know your limits and stick to them. Whether in your personal or professional life, taking on more than you can handle is a surefire recipe for stress.
- Avoid people who stress you out – If someone consistently causes stress in your life and you can’t turn the relationship around, limit the amount of time you spend with that person or end the relationship entirely.
- Take control of your environment – If the evening news makes you anxious, turn the TV off. If traffic’s got you tense, take a longer but less-traveled route. If going to the market is an unpleasant chore, do your grocery shopping online.
- Avoid hot-button topics – If you get upset over religion or politics, cross them off your conversation list. If you repeatedly argue about the same subject with the same people, stop bringing it up or excuse yourself when it’s the topic of discussion.
- Pare down your to-do list – Analyze your schedule, responsibilities, and daily tasks. If you’ve got too much on your plate, distinguish between the “shoulds” and the “musts.” Drop tasks that aren’t truly necessary to the bottom of the list or eliminate them entirely.
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/stress-management.htm
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/manage-stress.aspx
4-Who is affected by stress?
People dealing with stress are not the only ones affected by stress. There are many people who are affected such as the people involved in their daily lives. 'Take time to do mindfulness exercises with your family and coworkers, inquiring how different emotions feel, physically and mentally. Mindfully experience love, anger, fear, hate, jealously, stress, grief, gratitude and happiness. Share your feelings as you mindfully explore the power of your emotions'. This clearly allows us to outline the fact that the people who are also affected by stress is the person dealing with it and family. The people who you are always around are likely to be affected by your emotions as your behaviour and attitude towards them will also be different. One factor which will help is trying to involve your family in any activities you decide to take in order to deal with your stress.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/mental-health-a-z/S/stress/
http://www.drkathleenhall.com/ (Expert opinion)
http://www.stressinstitute.com/(Expert opinion)
5- How do men and women deal with stress differently?
'One of the most important reasons why men and women react differently to stress is hormones. Three play a crucial role: cortisol, epinephrine, and oxytocin'."People used to think there was a difference in the amounts of cortisol released during a stressful situation in women," says Robert Sapolsky, PhD, professor of neurobiology at Stanford University.
The facts from the expert professor allows me to present the information and allow my audience to be aware of what they may not know. 'Stress management can be taught to both men and women, and more importantly, they can practice it together. Inner work, such as meditation and yoga, are effective in managing stress. Exercise, diet, and a normal sleep regimen are also effective in reducing stress'. This means that both men and women deal with stress differently however they can help each other and overcome stress together. There are also many ways in which people can deal with stress and also overcome it. Looking for the right technique and the technique which best helps you as an individual is the best way to treating it.
http://www.webmd.com/women/features/stress-women-men-cope
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-gail-gross/men-and-stress_b_3430607.html (Expert opinion)
Park run-
People of all ages come to the local park to exercise together.
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/
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