How to Manage Stress

Nursing school requires an immense amount of dedication and motivation. In order to function at an optimal level, it is necessary to identify problem areas then be able to intervene and change them in a positive manner. In seminar, I used the Lifestyle and Health Habits Self Assessment and determined that I suffer from a high level of stress. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the methods and interventions I used to improve this problem, as well as explore the nursing process and how to apply it to a situation.

My story begins when I was in my late teens as the door closed, the lock latched, and I stood there with my hands in my pocket shocked. Tears ran down my dark circled eyes, I looked to my left, then to my right, looking for a place to hide. The weight of the world was on my chest, and suffocating seemed inevitable as the seconds dragged on. That is when the adolescent psychiatrist arrived. It had been 5 nights since I last slept, 3 days since eating, and yes, I had just been voluntarily committed into a mental health outpatient facility. Until these moments, I had never really thought about my family history of mental illness but it soon plagued my mind. I remember my dad’s alcoholism and depression,

Identify four major ongoing stressors in your life. For each stressor, describe why it is a stressor for you. You need to discuss a variety of areas such as personality, lifestyle, self-talk, and/or beliefs.

Chapters four and five covered stress-related disorders and anxiety disorders and other disorders as well. I have learned a lot of valuable information about stress and how it impacts a person. Stress can come from many different events such as work, school, friends, and even from finances. Stress can also be a good or bad depending on how the person may view the situation. I have learned that stress can impact the body such as the endocrine system and the immune system. We become sick when we are dealing with severe stress like a final exam in college. Furthermore, the longer we deal with our stress the more it impacts our bodies. Dealing with stress over a long period of time may weaken the body’s immune system.

From the second journal, Mawadah seems not to have a very good technique to deal with stress in her life. She does nothing when stressed out, as she mentioned before that when felt depressive, she would just stay alone and quiet. However, she developed good strategies, as she wrote the rest of the journals. Being stressed for a long time, she recognized it and acted out. When stressed from school, she would make a list of the things that she had to do the following day; in other words, organizing her work helped her a lot. Also, Mawadah dealt with stress by leaving everything that stressed her out, and doing something that made her relax. She avoided stress by taking a rest to clear her mind. Another stress respond that she had developed was

Re-read the information in Chapter 11 that covers methods of managing stress. Write about the methods you have used to reduce your stress. Discuss which methods were helpful to you and which were not helpful in reducing your stress.

How I handle stressful situations. In a stressful situation such as homework or a game. I sit back, put on soothing music, that way I can think about the homework. See if I am doing anything wrong or what I need to do properly. Then I double check my work that I did already. After all of that, I proceed with the homework with ease. For stressful situations such as an argument or a fight. I don 't back down, But better yet Evaluate a person or my surroundings. I look for their body language, the tone of their voice, what they react to, and then just what my surroundings are like around that individual. When I get done evaluating them and my surrounding. I either completely end the situation with just walking away or talking it out with them. Without ever letting them get to me or showing I was stressed.

There are many challenges that we face and have to handle every single day. And, as women, we frequently have to balance the demands of work, family, children, parents, finances, and health—to name just a few. These demands are frequently referred to as “stressors” and achieving a balance is “stressful.” But multiple demands on our time and energy are a part of everyone’s life. Stress is not how many demands you have in your life, but rather how you and your body respond to these demands. For some, racing to meet a tight deadline or complete a long “ToDo” list can be positive and energizing. It’s important to learn what stress is, at what point it becomes harmful, and options for how you can respond to it. Finding the right balance is

This assignment will evaluate theories, explain causes & effects of stress, analyse relationships between stress & personality, and analyse strategies or mechanisms for preventing or coping with stress. Some theories are;

Emett, Rita. (2009). Manage your time to reduce your stress. A Handbook for the Overworked, Overscheduled, and Overwhelmed.

Stressed? I understand how it feels. There’s always too much to do, yet another deadline, are too many people demanding your attention, and of course, money is always a little tight. These are all examples of things that cause stress that everyone goes through every single day. They all effect people in different ways. Some people react a lot more extremely than others and some people are able to shrug it off a little easier. Most people find different activities to help deal with their stress levels to make them more manageable, so they can continue with their day to day life. In “Techniques for Managing Stress”, Paul M. Insel and Walton T. Roth say, “People who manage stress effectively are not only healthier, but they also have more time to enjoy life and accomplish their goals” (1). The rest of this essay with focus on some of my day to day stressors and the remedies I have developed to help me relieve my stress. Work, money, and time are three of my biggest stressors that put me in my worst moods. My stress relieving activities consist of woodworking projects and playing disc golf.

Intravenous infusion therapy, sodium chloride 0.9% via a 20 d/min administration set with a 16 gauge Jelco cannula over needle as a free flowing infusion line to administer dextrose 10% and a medication route for subsequent drug administration at the hospital.

Stress is a prominent issue within the freshmen population at Coastal Carolina University. It is important for students to learn how to empower themselves with information that will help them prepare for and cope with stress. Many factors of stress make students feel alone in what they are struggling with. However, these difficulties are completely normal, which is why it is crucial for more information that relays strategies and evidence of stress in others to be shared. When students understand that they are not alone, they are more open and accepting of their stress. After accepting that they must learn how to deal with their issues and that their emotional health is just as important as their physical health, they must determine the factors that contribute to their stress. They must teach themselves the difference between beneficial and harmful ways to deal with the stress around them. One resource available to students who are struggling and searching for help is Chris Donevant-Haines.

The purpose of the study conducted by Clarrissa M. E. Richarson and Kenneth G. Rice was to have an understanding of the role of stress and managing the stress in the self-critical perfectionist’s day-to-day lives. The main points of the study are daily stress in the lives of self-perfectionists, how self-perfectionists cope with their stress, and a their psychological health. The study is clear and hypothesis is clear. There were 396 undergraduates that participated in the study. They were asked to keep a daily journal of their stress and they would describe their stresses at the end of every day for an entire week. The past research showed that the participants where not willing to donate information due to their self-critical perfectionism and it could have possibly helped them to have less stress in their lives resulting in better overall health but mostly better overall psychological health.

Stress is part of life and can be negative or positive. While a person does not always have control over the stressors in one’s life, he or she does have control over how one chooses to handle them. Stress management is a key element to having a rewarding, pleasant life. Recognizing the signs of oncoming stress or stressful situations, using techniques to eliminate or minimize the stress, and accepting that stress is an everyday human experience can help a person better deal with the effects. This paper explores the causes of stress and methods used to alleviate stress.