Self-Care Assessment
Stress is an inevitable part of everyday life that affects everyone regardless of their socio-economic status. The inevitability of stress emerges from the fact that some days are harder than others and tensions tend to run high on those difficult days. Stress occurs on a day-to-day basis for most people to an extent that many don't even recognize that it is happening. It is important to know how to deal with that stress before it becomes too much to handle. For those who let stress to build on, it eventually turns into a state of burnout. According to the Merriam Webster, burnout is defined as, "exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration" (Merriam Webster, n.d.). Burnout occurs in most people, but no one usually knows it is happening. I personally did not realize that I was at risk for burnout until completing the burnout assessment.
It is very rare for many people sit down and reflect on their emotional state daily despite the inevitability of stress. Personally, I usually don't take time to examine and reflect on my emotional state. However, I evaluated my state of mind recently when undergoing a burnout assessment test that contained a series of statements that helped in the reflection process. As I was answering the statements, I still didn't feel that I could possibly be entering a state of burnout. Upon completion of the assessment, I analyzed all my answers and realized that most of them of "sometimes" and "rarely." As a result, I thought I was in control of my stress levels and wasn't entirely a negative person....
Recession Effect of the recession on upon financial market, the real economy and over everyday lives Recession is defined as the economic slowdown or decline characterized by slowing down of trade, a magnitude decline in the GDP, and a decrease in employment usually lasting between 6 months to a year. This was the situation in the U.S.A. The hardest times being from 2008 through 2009 and the early months of 2010.
Mindful Practice Stress-Reacting vs. Responding Reflect notice stress reaction patterns experienced body/breath/feelings/thoughts Mindful Practice supports a person move reactive mode responsive mode Stress-reacting vs. responding: The advantages of mindful practice in everyday life Every day, for every person, contains a certain amount of stress, both positive and negative. When I am in a stressful situation, such as when I am in a rush and am trapped behind someone driving very slowly or I feel
Stress Management in the Caregiver Setting An increasing body of evidence points to the intensity of the labor involved in caring, and the impact it has on the caregiver in a healthcare setting. Whether lay or professional, it seems that the potential for suffering among caregivers is enormous. When a person reaches a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion, burnout occurs, and it appears to affect both lay and professional
55). In other words, stress can create a life-long physiological change in and impairment of brain and body functioning. Such recent findings suggest that victims of stress may in fact suffer from a neurological disorder rather than just from a character flaw, mental weakness, or bad luck. Chronic stress can impact individual perception and thinking in significant ways. Research in cognitive neuropsychology has been particularly helpful in identifying some of
Added stress can cause the already violent tendency of the child to harm someone accidently or can cause future emotional and psychological damage to the child. Some children can develop anti-social tendencies leading to criminal behavior and some just withdraw from society as a whole. The genital stage is the final stage of development and the individual is involved in the creation and enhancement of their life. The attraction to
Stress is an unavoidable fact of life, yet, what precisely is stress? It is essentially one of those things that we all have but that we all have difficulty defining and explaining. The one unarguable fact is that we all have it in our lives and, without it, our lives would be much different. If fact, the only way that one's life can be entirely stress free is upon death.
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