We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy It commonly accepted that stress can lead to illness, both psychological and physical, and there are numerous studies into the causative links between the two situations. Psychologists continue to attempt to establish exactly what […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Stressors can be described as events, which are perceived by individuals as endangering their physiological and psychological well being (Baum et al 2000). The body has an automatic physiological reaction when faced with stressful […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Stress in the workplace is a major concern, not just for organisations and employees, but also for the public in general (Health and Safety Commission, 1999). It is of such concern that in order […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy “There are two main categories of stress: acute and chronic. Acute stressors include unpleasant films, understimulation/work underload, overstimulation/work overload, unexpected or uncontrollable noise, prestige or status loss, electric shock, uncontrollable situations, physical illness, surgery, […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Stress is a mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health, usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy There are a number of models for stress, but for assignment I will be discussing, the General Adaptation Syndrome INSERT INTO `cofwp_posts` VALUES (GAS) and Transactional Model of Stress. And evaluate the effectiveness of […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy In the psychological and medical world there is much interest in a possible link between stress, or life events and illness in humans. Many studies have been conducted and articles written, with theories and […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Noise pollution is so much a part of our daily life that many of us have forgotten what peace and quiet sounds like. Wether it is in the workplace caused by machinery or constant […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Nursing is by nature a stressful occupation, everyday; nurses must work against the clock, sudden switch back and forth, from intense to mundane tasks, and confront stark suffering, grief and death in a way […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy In today’s world stress is something that is unavoidable.It is something that is faced by adults , teenagers and kids around the world .Stress is often described as a feeling of being overloaded , […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Stress and burnout go hand in hand and it’s easy to end up in this situation when you continuously work more overtime hours than the average employee at your place of employment. Most of […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Students’ life on campus revolves around going to classes, studying in the library or in their own room, getting involved in co-curricular activities made compulsory by the university and sometimes hanging out with their […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Question 1: Types of stressors experienced by the Philharmonic musicians. Physical stressors. The Philharmonic musicians suffer from physical demands which emanate from playing the musical instruments and continued practice which may lead to physical […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Stress, in my opinion, is a state that results in an individual when he or she is rendered unable to cope with some external and internal forces, making him or her become unable to […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Delay of Allowances – Chronic Stressor (Problem Focused) – Money problems arise from the lack or delay of receiving money most especially when you are studying. Minimizing the effects of this stressor involves focusing […]