Jul 23, 2015
The non-specific response of the body to any demand made on it
Stress is used to describe negative feelings of a person experiences in a potentially threatening situation
What is Stress???
Stress is basically a response of any event or thought that may caused by an external/internal factor called stressors
A stressor is anything that causes stress. It may includes people, objects, places, events etc
Causes of Stress
Stressors are categorized as follows
1. Biological: physiological factors like illness, physical disabilities or injuries
2. Environmental: poverty, pollution, crowding3. Cataclysmic events: sudden events or
situations such as plane crash, terrorist attack4. Personal stressors: major life events such
as death of parents, loss of job5. Background stressors: daily annoying
events such as being stuck in traffic, a long wait in queue of banks
Causes of Stress
When you perceive a situation or event to be a threat, your body begins a stress response
There are three stages
Alarm and mobilization:Body and mind go on high alert. “Fight or flight response” either defend itself or flee.
Resistance:Body adapts to the rush created by alarm and reacts to stressor. Body is
able to perform at a higher level of endurance.
Fatigue/Exhaustion:Tired feelings takes over. Physical, psychological, pathological.
The General Adaptation Syndrome Model
Direct physiological effects:• Elevated blood pressure• Increased hormonal activity Harmful behaviors:• Increased smoking,alcohol use• Decreased nutrition• Decreased sleep Indirect health-related behaviors:• Decreased compliance with medical advice• Increase in delays in seeking medical advice
Major consequences result from stress
There are three types of stress
1. Acute stress2. Episodic acute stress3. Chronic stress
Types of stress
Comes from the demand and pressure of recent past and anticipated demands and pressure of near future
Thrilling and exciting in small dose but highly exhaustive
Short term in nature but not too much destructive
There most common symptoms are1. Emotional distress
2. Muscular problems (headache, backpain)
Acute stress
Include those people who suffered with acute stress frequently
Lives become disordered, always in rush but always late
Have no control on self inflicted demands and pressures
Episodic acute stress
Occurs when a person never sees a way out of miserable condition
Stress of unrelenting demands and pressures
Arises from early childhood experiences etc
Worst aspect is that people get used to it
Chronic stress
Ways to manage stress You can manage stress by changing the way
you perceive or react to the stressor Plan ahead Get adequate sleep Regular physical activity Eat nutritious food limit “comfort”
foods,caffeine Avoid tobacco,alcohol,and other drugs
Cognitive anxiety=“thoughts” “psychological”
Thoughts,nervousness,apprehension or worry that a performer has about their lack of ability to complete a task.
Somatic anxiety =“physiological”Physiological responses to a situation where
the performer feels they may not cope-increased hr,sweaty palms,muscle tension.
Components of anxiety
Competition can cause athletes to react both physically somatic and mentally cognitive in a manner which can negatively affect their abilities.
Form of anxiety is specific to sport Threats include:• Not playing well• Letting team down• Meeting training demands before the event• Personal relationships• injury
Competitive Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are a category of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear.
Where,anxiety is a worry about future events and fear is a reaction to current events.
Anxiety disorder
Panic disorder Social anxiety disorder Specific phobias Generalized anxiety disorder
Types of anxiety disorder
Peoples with this condition suffer from brief attacks of intense terror and apprehension,often marked by trembling,shaking confusio,dizziness,nausea difficulty breathing.
Panic disorder
It involoves overwhelming worry and self-consciousness about everyday social situations.
The worry often centers on a fear of being judged by others,or behaving in a way that might cause embarrassment or lead to ridicule.
Social anxiety disorder
Over to najam
A specific phobia is an intense fear of a specific object or situation such as:
Sakes,heights,or flyings.
Specific phobias
Example of a common phobia is arachnophobia,or fear of spiders.very few spiders are likely to bite and even fewer are dangerous,and yet many people experience a feeling of severe dread at even the idea of spider.
Other examples of common phobias include snake,airplanes,thunderstorms,and blood.
Example of phobia
Involoves excessive,unrealistic worry and tension,even if there is little or nothing to provoke the anxiety.
In other words,if you feel yourself constantly on edge,worried,anxious,stress(physically or mentally)and it’s disrupting your life it is GAD.
Generalized anxiety disorder
Constant restlessness,irritation,feeling of being without control.
Fatigue,lethargy, or generally low energy levels(feeling drained).
Tense muscles,especially on the back,neck,and shoulders.
Common problem associated with GAD
General symptoms are:• Feelings of panic,fear,and uneasiness• Problems sleeping• Cold or sweaty hands/feet• Shortness of breath• Dry mouth• Muscle tension
Symptoms of anxiety
Over to aizaz
How stress and anxiety control
Causes of anxiety/how reduce anxiety
Cognitive techniques for controlling anxiety and stress Imagery: by method of relaxing by creating
mental images to escape the immediate effects of stress.The principle is to recreate an environment that is very relaxing.
Visualisation/mental practice or rehearsal:
The process of creating a metal image of what you want to happen or feel,locking into the perfect performance.This diverts attention away from the cause of anxiety.
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