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  • Stress

    Stress

    Executive Summary The area of interest that I am researching is stress and the college student. The reason why I am researching stress is because it plays a daily part in every college student’s life. Many students’ have different perspective views on how they value their schoolwork and handle stress. I want to able to see how students function on a daily basis when they have so many things to worry about and so much

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    Essay Length: 850 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: July
  • Stress

    Stress

    Stress is a problem in life that everyone has to deal with. In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2004) it is defined as “pressure or strain”, and according to Ellis (1986): “Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world.” Stress, as it is popularly seen, can be experienced under different conditions: A man’s car breaks down on a busy freeway, a student has to study for an important

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    Essay Length: 1,193 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Max
  • Stress Management

    Stress Management

    The Higher Education Commission has been set up by the Government of Pakistan to facilitate the development of indigenous universities to be world-class centers of education, research and development. Through facilitating this process, the HEC intends to play its part in spearheading the building of a knowledge-based economy in Pakistan. Following past decades of underinvestment, the renewed realization of the Government of Pakistan of the importance of the higher education sector towards fuelling economic growth

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    Essay Length: 293 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Stressing

    Stressing

    Psychological stress Psychological stress is a result of many factors and should be dealt with very carefully. Stress can be defined as a set of interactions between the person and the environment that result in an unpleasant emotional state, such as anxiety, tension, guilt, or shame (swin pg 1). Another way of putting it, is that there are somethings that put certain demands on us. The effects of stress should not be limited to unpleasant

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    Essay Length: 692 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Stress Management

    Stress Management

    My name is Randy Nguyen and I'm majoring in mechanical engineering. The reasons I want to major in this rewarding field because I was always passionate about cars and how each components works. There are three concentrations in mechanical engineering: design, mechatronics, and thermal fluids. Design is part of mechanical engineering and being able to work on mechanical drawings that deal with the physical aspects of materials and modulus of elasticity is important in machine

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    Essay Length: 1,343 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Compare the Ways Plath and Kesey Present Psychological Disorders and Minds Under Stress in the Bell Jar and one Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest?

    Compare the Ways Plath and Kesey Present Psychological Disorders and Minds Under Stress in the Bell Jar and one Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest?

    �One flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ and �The Bell Jar’ can be linked considerably. Both the novels in question are products of the author’s own experiences and the specific culture in which they were written. They both draw upon similar events throughout, yet the philosophy and reason behind them is often significantly contrasting. However, it cannot be argued that their presentation of psychological disorder and the pressure that it forces on the mind are intrinsically

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    Essay Length: 2,150 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Steve
  • Critical Incident Stress Debriefing - Emergency Service Worker

    Critical Incident Stress Debriefing - Emergency Service Worker

    Critical incident stress debriefing is as an intervention by a trained team. Modeled upon guidelines formulated by psychologist Jeffrey T. Mitchell, Ph.D., to help emergency workers, CISD is one component of Critical incident stress management (Mitchell & Everly, p. 82.) The CISD protocol is “an intervention expressly designed to mitigate posttraumatic stress and prevent the disabling posttraumatic stress disorder” (p. 280). Mitchell, who served as a firefighter/paramedic for nearly a decade (Mitchell & Bray,

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    Essay Length: 1,108 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Bred
  • Post Traumatic Stress in Vietnam Veterans

    Post Traumatic Stress in Vietnam Veterans

    Post Traumatic Stress in Vietnam Veterans For more than twenty years, Patricia Dietz, a wife of a Vietnam veteran, has suffered along with her husband the effects of post traumatic stress disorder. She has stated that, “It has changed everything; it has affected the rest of his and her life.” Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is when a person, in this case a veteran from Vietnam, is haunted by his memories of war and death

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    Essay Length: 1,222 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Jack
  • Stress

    Stress

    Stress According to a high school psychology textbook, stress is "a particular pattern of disturbing psychological reactions that occur when an environment event threatens important motives and taxes one's ability to cope." In plain English, stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment. However, not all stress is bad. Some stress is good. In fact, everyone needs stress in his or her lives, because without it,

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    Essay Length: 2,268 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Family Stress

    Family Stress

    For most people, they grow up surrounded by family whether it is parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and/or grandparents. Some people may see them as life-long relationships that have its ups and downs. With any relationship come issues that can may not necessarily be ignored. One issue is how family life can create considerable stress on someone. "Stress is a feeling that is created when we react to particular events. It is the body's way

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    Essay Length: 651 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Stress and Stress Managmenet

    Stress and Stress Managmenet

    Executive Summary This stress survey identifies stress risks in six key areas: Workload and job condition, role conflict and ambiguity, career development, interpersonal relations, change and conflict between work and outside work (explaining the six key areas). A 56.25% response rate was achieved. Benchmarking the results from the data that I have collected from 45 employees out of 80 in KREIC by questioning them and record the answers by myself to make sure they answered

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    Essay Length: 762 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Anna
  • Stress Int He Workplace Due to Technology

    Stress Int He Workplace Due to Technology

    Stress In The Workplace How many times has e-mail gone down when you had to get a memo out immediately? “TECHNOLOGY designed to help people work efficiently is now forcing employees into a state of "digital depression" (Williamson, 2003). Rapidly changing technology has put greater amounts of stress on employees to constantly learn the new equipment that they need to know how to use to do their job, usually without formal training, this is referred

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    Essay Length: 920 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Don’t Stress

    Don’t Stress

    Abstract Stress is an unavoidable consequence of life. However, just as distress can cause disease, it seems plausible that there are good stresses that promote wellness. The objective of this research paper is to examine some of the common causes of stress, its effect on our physical body, our mind, emotions and our behavior. Another and equally important objective is to explore some of the stress management techniques and treatments available to the individual and

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    Essay Length: 1,772 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Occupational Stress

    Occupational Stress

    Occupational Stress By: David J. Derro (dderro1@netcarrier.com) Opening Statement: This paper will examine some causes and some of the effects of stress on individuals in the work environment. Role overload will be discussed as a major agent of stress at both work and home. Role Underload, Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity will be discussed briefly for comparison. Examples of stress in the work place will be used to illustrate the broad ramifications of stress in the

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    Essay Length: 2,799 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Jon
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)

    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)

    PTSD The basic theory of this research study is to examine how the length of time served in active duty is related to the likelihood that a soldier will develop PTSD. The likelihood spoken of here is as found after the treatment given by the military. The reasoning for this is because almost every soldier that is engaged in active duty develop some form of this disorder, thus those who have the more horrendous traumatic

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    Essay Length: 1,235 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • Stress

    Stress

    In America today stress on the job is a major concern. According to the U.S Department of Labor, the workplace is the greatest single source of stress. The New York based American Institute of Stress reports that as many to 90 percent of visits to physicians are related to stress. (American Institute of Stress) When people are stressed out at work they begin to use a lot of their vacation, sick and personal

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    Essay Length: 708 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a very serious and debilitating condition that occurs after a person has been exposed to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical danger happened or was threatened. The kinds of traumatic events triggering PTSD in people include violent personal assaults (rape, mugging), natural disasters (hurricanes, tornadoes), man-made disasters (bombings), accidents or military combat. People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through

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    Essay Length: 1,316 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Stress

    Stress

    You come home from work feeling as though you have been run through the spin cycle of your washing machine. You can't wait to take off your shoes and pour yourself a (stiff ) cool drink. Stress! Everybody knows what stress is. Stress is an integral part of our urban lifestyle. It has become a normal part of life, although it is generally known that stress is bad for health. But, doesn't stress also have

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    Essay Length: 605 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Stress and Motivation

    Stress and Motivation

    This paper discusses the relationship between stress and motivation, and agrees that they are in fact two sides of the same coin. In doing so, the components of motivation are defined and reviewed using a number of classical motivational theories. This leads to a discussion on the definition and triggers of stress, how stress can be moderated and the outcomes of stress. The link between stress and motivation will then be presented to conclude that

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    Essay Length: 324 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Edward
  • Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Stress and Alzheimer’s Disease Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa M.D. is the president of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Foundation, which is a non-profit organization studying the integrated medical approach to the prevention and reversal of memory loss. He has a very different approach to the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. He is a strong believer in meditation, diet, and exercise coupled with conventional treatments. We all know some one with Alzheimer’s Disease, whether it’s a friend

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    Essay Length: 599 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Monika
  • Causes of Teenage Stress

    Causes of Teenage Stress

    Causes of Teenage Stress Stress is something that every human being has to undergo throughout his or her lives. Teenagers of this generation have many obstacles to overcome throughout their high school years. According to NBC news polls, 99% of teens say they feel at least some level of stress. Teenagers go through massive amounts of stress everyday because of the academic pressure and career decisions, relationships with friends and family, and peer pressure. The

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    Essay Length: 753 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: regina
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Prevalence 3.6-8.0% of U.S. adults May occur at any age; triggered by trauma Women more likely affected Minority groups have much higher rates of PTSD than do non-Hispanic white persons 30% of the men and women who have spent time in the war zones Pathophysiology Reduced hippocampal volume among those exposed to combat trauma, sexual assault, or MVA’s Increased regional cerebral blood flow to limbic and paralimbic areas

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    Essay Length: 980 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Worker Stress

    Worker Stress

    Worker Stress Because of the stress, employees are having problems at work. This kind of stress is called “desk rage”. There are some researchs and studys about causes, consequences and solutions for this "anger". Nowadays “employees are stressed to epidemic proportions” (as cited in “Worried at Work: Mood and Mindset in American Workplace”) because, even they always have encountered workplace stress, it's more intense currently due to economic and social tendency. Furthermore they have other

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    Essay Length: 446 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Kevin
  • The Relationship Between Stress and Illness

    The Relationship Between Stress and Illness

    Abstract Research has shown a connection between stress and physical illness. Furthermore, who becomes ill under pressure may be regulated by other factors such as personality type. Several studies conducted confirm that stress is positively correlated with incidences of physical illness (DeVito, 1994). It is also becoming common knowledge that many physical diseases are either related to or can be exacerbated by excessive stress. Stress reduction is becoming a part of treatment and prevention of

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    Essay Length: 543 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • Job Stress

    Job Stress

    You haven’t been at work for more then twenty minutes and already your day is going down hill. Your phone is ringing off the hook. Papers piled on your desk , and now you have to attend a meeting. Day after day it is the same thing at your job and you have become highly stressed out. In my paper I am going to explain why job stress happens and ways that you can

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    Essay Length: 1,009 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 14, 2010 By: Jessica

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