AN IRRITATING, FRUSTRATING
OR DISTRESSING DEMAND
EXPERIENCED WITHIN
EVERYDAY LIFE
TRAFFIC JAMS,
GETTING UP, GOING
TO COLLEGE, GETTING
DRESSED ETC.
DAILY HASSLES CAN BE OFFSET TO
AN EXTENT BY DAILY UPLIFTS - THEY
MAY COUNTERACT THE DAMAGING
EFFECTS OF STRESS.
SEEING A FRIEND, EMAIL FROM
FORGOTTEN FRIEND, SMILE FROM A
STRANGER, A CHOCOLATE BAR,
ENOUGH SLEEP ETC.
LIFE CHANGES
EVENTS THAT CAUSE
MAJOR TRANSITIONS IN
LIFE MAKING YOU ADAPT.
GIVING UP SMOKING, MOVING
HOUSE, DEATH OF FAMILY MEMBER,
HAVING CHILDREN, GETTING
MARRIED/DIVORED ETC
DENNIS AND LEE ARE TALKING. DENNIS IS
EXPLAINING HOW HE HAS NOISY NEIGHBOURS AND
WHEN HE GOES TO WORK HE STRUGGLES TO FIND A
PARKING SPACE. LEE HAS RECENTLY LOST HIS WIFE
AND IS SOON RETIRING. DICUSS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE CHANGES AND DAILY HASSLES. (4 MARKS)
DENNIS IS EXPERIENCING DAILY HASSLES. HIS NOISY NEIGHBOURS AND
THE LACK OF PARKING IS CAUSING HIM SHORT TERM STRESS. A DAILY
HASSLES IS AN IRRITATING OR FRUSTRATING EVENT THAT OCCURS DAILY.
LEE ON THE OTHER HAND IS EXPERIENCING A LIFE EVENT. HIS WIFE'S
DEATH AND HIS RETIREMENT MEANS THAT HE HAS TO MAKE A TRANSITION
AND ADJUST TO DAILY LIFE. THIS MAY CAUSE HIM LONG TERM STRESS.
YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE ROAD WHEN A DOG CROSSES IN
FRONT OF YOU UNEXPECTEDLY, YOU SWERVE TO AVOID IT. YOUR
MOUTH IS DRY, YOUR BREATHING HAS INCREASED AND YOU
HEART IS BEATING QUICKLY. SOON AFTER THE EVENT THESE
SYMPTOMS HAVE DISAPPEARED AND YOU FEEL RELAXED AGAIN.
EXPLAIN, USING YOU KNOWLEDGE OF SHORT TERM STRESS, WHY
a) CHANGES TO THE BODY OCCURRED IN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS
AND b) CHANGES OCCURRED TO THE BODY AFTER THE FIRST FEW
MINUTES. (6 MARKS)
a) CHANGES OCCURRED IN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS BECAUSE
YOUR BODY HAS ACTIVATED THE SYMPATHETIC BRANCH OF THE
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. YOUR BODY RELEASES THE
HORMONES ADRENALINE AND NORADRENALINE AND
PREPARES YOU FOR A FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE. THE
HORMONES IN YOUR BLOOD STREAM INCREASE YOUR
BREATHING AND YOUR HEART RATE WHILST SHUTTING OFF
YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXPLAINING THE DRY MOUTH.
b) AFTER THE STRESSOR HAS PAST, YOUR
HYPOTHALAMUS ACTIVATES THE PARASYMPATHETIC
BRANCH OF TE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND
YOUR BODY RETURNS TO A NATURAL STATE OF REST
AND DIGEST. YOUR BODY NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE
PREPARED FOR A FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE
MEANING THE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR.
WORKPLACE STRESS
CAN BE DUE TO TOO MUCH OR TOO
LITTLE WORK TO DO OR A LACK OF
CONTROL WITHIN YOUR JOB
PERSONALITY FACTORS
TYPE A: WORKS AGAINST THE CLOCK, VERY DRIVEN,
OFTEN ANGRY/EASILY IRRITATED
TYPE B: RELAXED, NO TIME URGENCY, CALM, PUTS
THINGS OFF, NOT EASILY AGGRAVATED.
TYPE C: NOT ASSERTIVE, LOVE FOR
DETAIL,, PERFECTIONISTS,
INTROVERTED
TYPE D: PESSIMISTIC, SUPPRESS EMOTIONS, LOW
ESTEEM, WORRY MORE FREQUENTLY,