Understanding Stress: The Impact of Stress on Health and Well-being

😫Stress is experienced when demands exceed a person's coping resources, leading to tension, negative emotions, or physical discomfort.

📖Stressors are the threatening or distressing stimuli that cause stress, such as catastrophes, major life events, or daily life hassles.

🌡️The stress response includes physical and emotional reactions, such as feeling anxious or having trouble sleeping.

🌍Catastrophes, major life events, and daily life hassles can all contribute to stress and have a significant impact on health and well-being.

🧠Stress can lead to negative outcomes, including depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, heart disease, and impaired learning and memory.

What is stress?

—Stress refers to the tension, negative emotions, or physical discomfort experienced when demands strain a person's coping resources.

What are the causes of stress?

—Stress can be caused by various factors, including catastrophes, major life events, and daily life hassles.

What is the stress response?

—The stress response includes physical and emotional reactions, such as feeling anxious or having trouble sleeping.

How does stress impact health and well-being?

—Stress can have a significant impact on health and well-being, leading to negative outcomes such as depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, heart disease, and impaired learning and memory.

What are some examples of stressors?

—Stressors can include catastrophes, major life events, and daily life hassles like annoying roommates or dealing with coworkers.

00:00Stress refers to the tension, negative emotions, or physical discomfort experienced when demands strain a person's coping resources.

00:50Catastrophes, major life events, and daily life hassles can all contribute to stress.

01:22Stress from daily hassles can accumulate and have negative consequences on health and well-being.

02:01Stress depends on the objective nature of the event as well as a person's thoughts about the event.

02:51Stress can have a significant impact on health and well-being, leading to negative outcomes such as depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, heart disease, and impaired learning and memory.