Modernity has altered the way “stress” is perceived. The term stress refers to the psychological perception of pressure and the body’s response to it. All people on the planet deal with stress, some more than others, but everyone has some experience with stress and the effects it has on someone. Stressors are catastrophes, life changes, daily hassles, and challenging or unpleasant situations. Traumatic events or catastrophes happen when one experiences actual or expectant death of a loved one. Soldiers, someone being assaulted, terrorist attacks, car wrecks, or natural disasters are all examples of catastrophes. Life changes such as divorce or moving cities has been proven to raise stress levels, even marriage can cause heightened stress. Daily hassles, though they’re often minor, are irritations that can happen daily. Cyber hassles have been linked to upper respiratory infections, leading researchers to believe that daily hassles can make a person mentally and physically weaker. Psychological disorders often arise from stress.
Physical disorders are created or worsened from stress and emotional strain, known as psychophysiological disorders. The immune system consists of a variety of
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People with little social support, such as family and friends, were 2.3 to 2.8 times more likely to die quicker compared to people with a large support system. Having someone to talk to and interact with can increase psychological and physiological health. A common way of reducing stress is exercise, any type of exercise can help both physically and mentally, it reduces some of the negative psychological mechanisms of stress. The relaxation response technique, created by cardiologist Herbert Benson, is a yoga-like approach to stress relief. Biofeedback is a technique that uses electrical equipment to measure neuromuscular and autonomic activity in order to provide feedback in visual or auditory