Effects Of Stress On The Family

Stress Is the body’s way of responding to the hectic lives most of us live, whether good or bad. The body releases chemicals into the bloodstream, which creates a rush of energy and strength If an individual is feeling stressed. This energy can prove useful if an individual is in physical danger. Because it enables a person’s survival instinct kicks in; it is often described as ‘fight or flight.’ In addition, stress can also have a negative effect on the body, for example: suffering from stress and leaving it unchecked can contribute to health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.

The class findings on stress showed consistencies and inconsistencies with scholarly research. The class findings on age showed older adults reported a lower amount of stress than either early and middle-aged adults. These findings are consistent with scholar research that as individuals age, the amount of stress decreases. In terms of age differences in stress, the class found that were no gender differences in the amount of stress, symptoms of stress or sleep problems. These findings are somewhat inconsistent with scholarly researcher. Scholarly research has found that women do experience more stress than men do. In terms of difference in coping in mechanism, the class found that women reported more use of emotional support, eating, and asking

The 10 dimensions of Family Stress are a way to describe a family stressor. Lipman-Blumen created a list of 10 dimensions that family stressors are based on. These ten categories are: internal vs external, pervasive vs bounded, precipitate onset vs gradual onset, intense vs mild, transitory vs chronic, random vs expected, natural generation vs artificial generation, scarcity vs surplus, perceived insolvable vs perceived solvable, and substantive context. Some of these factors may seem obvious and others may not. Some may have a direct influence on the stressor and others may not. But, each of these can lead to a crisis if not taken seriously. For all of these categories, I think it all depends on the crisis and each situation.

Society defines stress as anything which forces us to change. Through technical terms stress is defined as “a negative emotional state occurring in response to events that are perceived as taking or exceeding a person’s resources or ability to cope.” To explaining stress researchers came up with the “Cognitive appraisal model”, this system works to tell us whether we believe we have enough resources to deal with the situation without becoming stressed. For instance as a now college student those who have had previous experience taking finales in high school can have less stress than those who have not taken it. This is because they have previous experience with taking the tests and learning how to study while those who have never taken one can become extremely stressed over the unknown of the test. Stress is one of the sub branches that is attached to the world of health psychology. Health psychology is a quickly growing branch that deals with the way the mind and body work together. Psychologists that work in the health field came up with the biopsychosocial model. This model explains the complex interaction with biological, psychological, and social factors.

All of this stress has a significant impact on one’s overall health and wellness. From cancer to child mortality, nearly every

Pope (2005) portrays stress as the perceived shortcomings between demands and the accessibility of resources to meet those demands. Stress is a feeling that affects people of all ages. Stress impacts people in a large array of ways, which include emotionally, physically, and mentally (Rollin,

Childhood stress is a normal occurrence in today’s society. The stress that a child will go through can either be beneficial or extremely harmful towards them. “A certain amount of stress is normal and necessary for survival… The beneficial aspects of stress diminish when it is severe enough to overwhelm a child’s ability to

Every human need an optimal level of stress in their life to function at their best. However, too little or too much stress can be extremely harmful for health. Stress can be toxic to development and it is imperative to limit the amount of stress. Furthermore, it is just as imperative to have multiple protective factors to counteract the negative effects of stress. Children are not immune to stress, and they can be impacted by it even before birth. Stress is a major risk factor for development, but can be offset by various protective factors.

Stress is one of the number one causes that contribute to people’s health problems. According to Weber.edu, “in Healthy People 2000, a report from the U.S.

Many believe that stress is a simple problem, however it is often misunderstood and more complex than they believe (p. 181, Griffin & Moorhead, 2014). Stress is the physiological and psychological response to excessive and usually unpleasant stimulation as well as threatening events in the environment (p. 284, Schultz and Schultz, 2010). Stress appears in silent and subtle ways but this negative response affects millions of employees in all levels of all types of jobs (p. 284, Schultz and Schultz, 2010). If identified

Attention Getter: Tim Allen once said “You don't know what people are really like until they're under a lot of stress.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.).

The stressors that I relate to most often are family and relationship, work, and social stressors. The first one that I relate to most often is due to family problems which then turn in marital disagreement. For example, when my mother in law lived with us she wanted to raise our children her way which included giving bottle until my kids were over five years and blending all the foods to a child that was over three years of age. When this situations were happening I felt that I was out of control in how my family was being raise because I had to work for long periods of time and I was not there most of the time to be able to voice how wrong were her choices. The way that I reacted to these circumstances was blaming my husband for letting her do whatever she wanted and then scream at him so he will put an end to the situations. I didn’t want to have an argument with my mother in law and I make him handle it. The only way to manage that stressor in my life was to have that person move out from our house and live as a family raising our children the way we chose instead of the way others want to.

      Stress is an ongoing dilemma that occurs in each and everyone’s life. It is a factor that is undoubtedly a part of daily living. Due to the trivial problems that occur in people’s daily lives massive amounts of stress can arise. People perceive and manage stress in many different ways. The causes and effects of stress are numerous and one’s ability to manage stress is vital in maintaining healthy living.

    Stress today can be described as "that which disturbs a person's mental and physical well-being" (Morrison 1).  Common symptoms of stress include chronic fatigue, changes in appetite, drug and/or alcohol abuse,  difficulty sleeping, body aches, and changes in emotions (Cooper 1-2).  And although stress is something that is inevitable, it can be controlled.  Just about everything we do today creates stress, both good and bad.  In the face paced and technological world we live in, stress management is key to survival as well as sanity.

“Stress is a silent disease” (Doctor Hobel). Over the years, stress has played a major rule in a large majority of people’s lives throughout the United States. When thought about, it is said to be extremely surprising as to how many people really have stress in each individual’s life. People do not consider what the reasons are for the feelings and emotions they experience. There are all different types of stress, and stress can do a lot to a person. Each person also handles stress in a different way. Some can handle more than others, because every single person’s body works in a different way. Stress has also been told to cause people to act out of character (Dr. David Posen). They often do not act the way they usually would while under