Essay On Stress In America

44% of Americans feel more stress today than they have felt in the past 5 years. (American Psychology Association, 2015). Stress, a silent killer, has become a typical occurrence ranging amongst all generations. The American Psychology Association rates the top three causes of stress as money, work, and family responsibilities.Though stress has become more common amongst the population, knowing how to cope seems to be less known. Through education and applying coping skills, we can lead a strong and healthy lifestyle.

Kelly McGonigal discusses the importance of viewing stress as positive, as opposed to negative, by detailing three specific studies and findings about stress. In the first study, it was discovered that people with a significant amount of stress had a higher mortality rate; however, this was only statistically significant if the subject viewed stress as harmful. If the overly-stressed subject didn’t view stress as harmful, they were actually at the lowest risk of dying, even compared to those with a minimal amount. Therefore, it is important to change a person’s perspective of stress. In particular, McGonigal emphasizes that stress is important for a person’s body: it energizes and prepares them to meet whatever challenge they are facing. Furthermore, it helps the blood vessels remain relaxed, thereby allowing the heart to remain healthy.

Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand; it can be caused by both good and bad experiences.

Our book describes stress as “any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one’s well-being and tax one’s coping ability” (Weiten, 2014). Stress is not necessarily a traumatic, life destroying event. It can be as simple a small change in one’s daily schedule. People will have multiple stresses throughout their lifetime. Some will be little and daily, but overtime these add up and can affect you in many ways. Stress can be positive or negative and can take many forms; a few being frustration, internal conflict, change, and pressure. All of which make almost a daily appearance in my life (Weiten, 2014).

If we feel stressed about a problem at home, at work, within ourselves, or within the world, this can affect our overall health and mood. The Mayo Clinic cites many common symptoms that are the result of stress, including headaches, muscle tension, chest pain, nausea, issues with sleeping, and fatigue. These symptoms are often so commonplace that we don’t realize they are caused by stress. Aside from physical pain, the Mayo Clinic also says that stress can affect your feelings by causing anxiety, the inability to focus, crankiness, and even depression. This moodiness can affect eating habits and social life, lead to abuse of drugs and alcohol, and contribute to a decrease in exercise. I believe that stress has become a talking point today

In conclusion, my topic was about the stress in America. I was interested in this topic, because I wanted to see stress around the regions of American and what was the result of their stress levels. I wanted you to be interested in this topic, because it gave you a general look at how stress is a problem in our country as of today, I showed you why some parts of our country were more stressed than other parts and I provided you a study of how some people in my class felt about stress. I defined stress as “The nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it”. It also involves depression, anger or just simply being tired of doing something. The first article was titled “Which Stress Matters? The Examination of Temporal Aspects of Stress”. This article looked at the past, present and expected future on distress. It involved thirty-eight males and forty-one females, who were spouses of patients hospitalized for non-life-threatening diseases. The type of method that this

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.

Stress has a big impact on people’s mental and physical health, the way in which people cope with stress can protect them from illness. Throughout life, people are faced

Stress affects individuals of all ages, genders, and cultures. Either good or bad it effects daily life and can cause turmoil if not dealt with in a healthy manner. Take for example Josh Jones (client name has been changed to protect their confidentiality) a Caucasian adolescent male living in a rural Oregon school district. At age eleven he has just transitioned from elementary school to middle school and is adjusting to a larger pool of classmates and adapting to higher expectations set by his teachers. Josh is a middle child with two parents, one of whom recently lost their job; these multiple stressors in Josh’s life have accumulated to the point where Josh is having difficulty managing his stress prompting the following health

Millions of Americans suffer from stress each year. In fact, three out of four people experience stress twice a month.1 Countless surveys have been completed trying to figure out what is effecting people’s daily lives, and one thing can be agreed upon; stress effects every person differently. It can cause mild to severe mental, physical, and behavioral problems and impact a person’s life more than they realize. Despite this, stress has effectively reinforced human survival because of its specific characteristics that cause alertness and enhance bodily functions. Overall, even though stress effects people very differently, it is highly detrimental if not treated once it begins.

Last year, the American Psychological Association's Stress in America survey found that Millennials, aged 18-33, were the country's most-stressed generation. This year, however, that title belongs to an even younger demographic: American teenagers (Gregorie). According to APA's Stress In America survey, American teenagers are now officially the most stressed-out age group in the U.S. Even before the pressures of work and adulthood set in, for most young Americans, stress has already become a fact of daily life. This sets the stage early for unhealthy behaviors and lifestyle choices that may increase the risk of developing stress-related health problems down the road.

      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.

At one time or another, most people experience stress. The term stress has been used to describe a variety of negative feelings and reactions that accompany threatening or challenging situations. However, not all stress reactions are negative. A certain amount of stress is actually necessary for survival. For example, birth is one of the most stressful experiences of life. The high level of hormones released during birth, which are also involved in the stress response, are believed to prepare the newborn infant for adaptation to the challenges of life outside the womb. These biological responses to stress make the newborn more alert promoting the bonding process and, by extension, the child's physical survival.

    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