Written by: Manavi Regmi - 27007, Grade X
Posted on: 30 May, 2024
Stress is a natural response to specific demands and events, but persistent stress can affect a person's health and well-being. Stress is the body's defense against predators and danger. It causes the body to flood with hormones that prepare its systems to avoid or face danger. People often refer to this as the fight-or-flight reaction. Stress slows down some normal bodily functions, such as those performed by the digestive and immune systems. When people face a challenge or threat, they have a partly physiological response. The body activates resources that help people either stay and face the challenge or get to safety as quickly as possible. The body produces large amounts of chemicals called cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.The body can then focus its resources on breathing, blood flow, consciousness, and preparing the muscles for sudden use.
The body cannot control itselves and changes because of the given factors:
People act weirdly because of stress. It is also one of the huge factor of cause of young people’s suicidal cases. A person who feels like they don't have enough coping resources is likely to have strong reactions that can trigger health problems. Stress affects people in different ways. Some experiences that people normally think of as positive can cause stress, such as having a baby, going on vacation, moving to a better house, and getting a promotion at work because they usually involve significant change, extra effort, new responsibilities, and the need to adapt. They often require a person to step into the unknown. A person may look forward to a raise after a promotion, for example, but wonder if they can handle the additional responsibilities. A persistent negative response to challenges can have an adverse effect on health and happiness.
People react differently to stressful situations. What is stressful for one person may not be stressful for another, and almost any event can potentially cause stress. For some people, just thinking about a trigger or many small triggers can cause stress.
Some common cause of stress are:
Studies show that positive and negative moods independently influence physical health and longevity. Growing evidence shows that happiness, joy, happiness, optimism, enthusiasm and a sense of humor each have positive biological and physiological effects. So, while combating chronic stress and reducing negativity is important, another key to good health is finding happiness.
People who report that they are happier (fewer negative and more positive emotions and optimism) live 4 to 10 years longer than unhappy people. Also, those extra years are healthy. Furthermore, people who express positive emotions such as joy, happiness and excitement are 22 percent less likely to develop heart disease. = Happiness, even expressed on a given day, is a statistical predictor of health. In one study, those who reported a more positive mood in a 24-hour period experienced a 50 percent lower mortality rate over the next five years than those who were less happy that day.
Source:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145855
