https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn en-us 2020-10-06 00:56:54 UTC 2026-02-27 14:15:14 UTC hello@padlet.com markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810541944 Caleb Simmons
"Your brain comes hard-wired with an alarm system for your protection. When your brain perceives a threat, it signals your body to release a burst of hormones that increase your heart rate and raise your blood pressure. This "fight-or-flight" response fuels you to deal with the threat.
Once the threat is gone, your body is meant to return to a normal, relaxed state. Unfortunately, the nonstop complications of modern life mean that some people's alarm systems rarely shut off."

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A few techniques you can use to relax are:

• Deep breathing
• Massage
• Meditation
• Tai chi
• Yoga
• Biofeedback
• Music and art therapy
• Aromatherapy
• Hydrotherapy

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"If you can learn to cope with change, you’ll lower your risk for anxiety and depression. Your relationships will flourish, and your body will feel healthier. But if you can’t cope with change, only a minor amount of stress can make you feel overwhelmed by life."]]> 2020-10-07 14:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810565914 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810595614 Caleb Simmons
Being alone or in toxic relationships are detrimental to both physical and mental health. Without a connection, you're more likely to experience damaged immunity, have poor sleep,  high blood pressure, and have an increased risk for developing some diseases. By ensuring you form good, healthy relationships you'll lead a much healthier lifestyle.]]> 2020-10-07 15:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810595614 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810615441 Mary Martinez
This study concluded meditation has a large effect on stress reduction.]]> 2020-10-07 15:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810615441 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810679213 Caleb Simmons
There is no "one-size-fits" all treatment for stress. Experiment to find yours. If you're looking for suggestions, this article suggests hypnosis, meditation, prayer, and even dietary supplements. Do your research and most definitely speak with your doctor before ingesting anything.]]> 2020-10-07 15:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810679213 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810710035 Caleb Simmons
The suggested stress reducers are as follows:
Exercise for at least 20 minutes a day.
Make a few dietary changes, like eliminating caffeine and alcohol, which is a depressant.
Take a multivitamin daily. Experts also recommend vitamin C and calcium as well.
Take breaks! Even if it's only for a few minutes.
Smile more. At others, or just to yourself, it'll subconsciously make you happier.
Think more pleasant thoughts, even if it's something superficial a couple times a day, like puppies or flowers.
Take a few breaths every now and then. A good exercise is inhaling through the nose for 4 seconds, holding it for 7, and exhaling through the mouth for 8.]]> 2020-10-07 15:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/810710035 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/822765720 Mary Martinez
Physical activity and practicing mindfulness were associated with lower stress, lower anxiety, lower depression, lower loneliness, and higher self-esteem in this study. Mindfulness in particular was a strong indicator of students' adaptability.]]> 2020-10-12 19:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/822765720 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/836995850 Caleb Simmons
When we speak of change, we're referring to any big transitions in life.]]> 2020-10-16 21:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/836995850 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/836999394 Mary Martinez
As per the article, you should always strive for balance, check in with yourself periodically, and most importantly of all you need to make time to take care of yourself.]]> 2020-10-16 21:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/836999394 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837011860 Caleb Simmons
A few life changes are marriages, divorces, job losses, birth of a child, deaths, and moving.]]> 2020-10-16 21:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837011860 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837015172 Caleb Simmons
"The term “stress”, as it is currently used was coined by Hans Selye in 1936, who defined it as “the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change.""]]> 2020-10-16 21:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837015172 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837022810 Mary Martinez
"The present study demonstrated that amount of life change was associated with more depressive symptoms, whereas a certain amount of excess of positive life changes was related to less depressive symptoms. However, experiencing a large excess of positive life changes did not have any additional beneficial effects, rather the opposite. In other words, more positive life changes relative to negative life changes have the potential to protect against depressive symptoms, yet only when the amount of change is limited."]]> 2020-10-16 21:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837022810 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837036431 Caleb Simmons
Common stressors, their impacts on the personal and the professional, symptoms experienced due to stress, plus a few studies.]]> 2020-10-16 21:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837036431 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837058826 Mary Martinez
Stress can cause tension headaches due to prolonged muscle contractions or even impotence in males from impaired testosterone and sperm production.]]> 2020-10-16 21:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837058826 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837227001 Mary Martinez
Change isn't inherently bad. "Research shows that personality can influence how change impacts our wellbeing. Major life changes can cause stress for people who feel more comfortable in a routine. Alternatively, for those who seek novelty and spontaneity in their lives, change is sometimes more easily welcomed."]]> 2020-10-17 00:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/837227001 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856558688 Mary Martinez
"Here, we summarize the cases that led to the diagnosis of glucocorticoid-induced ‘steroid psychosis’ in human populations and which demonstrated that these stress hormones could thus cross the blood–brain barrier and access the brain where they could influence cognition and mental health. "]]> 2020-10-23 16:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856558688 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856591456 Mary Martinez
"Evidence suggests the relationship between stress and sleep quality to be bidirectional: 1) high stress levels have negative effects on sleep quality and 2) poor sleep quality  affects subsequent stress levels."]]> 2020-10-23 17:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856591456 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856865014 Mary Martinez
Acute stress is short-term stress, acute episodic is stress that is short-term stress that is frequently recurrent, and chronic stress is long-term stress that is without reprieve. Chronic stress plagues one's life and wreaks havoc in their life.]]> 2020-10-23 18:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856865014 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856930377 Mary Martinez
Basically, a link has been found between avoidance of certain situations and stress. See "approach-avoidance conflict."]]> 2020-10-23 18:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856930377 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856992190 Mary Martinez
In 7 of 9 life changes studied, prior stress was shown to reduce the impact of stressful transitions on mental health.]]> 2020-10-23 18:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/856992190 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857037720 Mary Martinez
"High perceived efficacy enables individuals to face stressful demands with confidence, feel motivated by physiological arousal, and judge positive events as caused by effort and negative events as due primarily to external circumstances...  In contrast, individuals who are characterized by low perceived efficacy are prone to self-doubts, anxiety arousal, threat appraisals of events and perceptions of coping deficiencies when confronted with difficult situations and demands." (pg. 178-179, ch. 6)]]> 2020-10-23 18:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857037720 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857158041 Mary Martinez
Individuals with a higher sense of humor were better able to cope with the negative outcome of stressors, such as an exam in the case of this study, as compared to their counterparts with a lower sense of humor.]]> 2020-10-23 19:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857158041 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857166947 Mary Martinez
"Evidence suggests that meditation-based stress-management practices reduce stress and enhance forgiveness among college undergraduates." ]]> 2020-10-23 19:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857166947 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857186885 Mary Martinez
Glucocorticoid hydrocortisone is used to mediate the adverse effects of stress. When produced over a long period of time and in excess, it has been found to be linked to atrophy of the hippocampus in a variety of individuals across the control groups. This damage was even found to be present years after the original stressful event had abated.]]> 2020-10-23 19:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857186885 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857220300 Mary Martinez
"Regression analyses revealed that life satisfaction, self-esteem, optimism, self-efficacy and psychological distress were the most important predictors of stress."]]> 2020-10-23 20:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857220300 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857245801 Mary Martinez
"Overall, listening to music is a functional, inexpensive, and effortless intervention to utilize in various stressful situations. As this intervention has evidently proven to be successful amongst college students, research has sufficiently established the efficacy and benefit of music for diverse populations in varying age groups."]]> 2020-10-23 20:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857245801 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857255904 Caleb Simmons
"Yoga also reduces perceived stress and negative affects in college students thereby improving psychological well-being in them."]]> 2020-10-23 20:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857255904 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857262158 Mary Martinez
"Students with higher stress levels had higher scores for emotional eating and uncontrolled eating, and higher frequency of consumption of fast food type ready-to-eat snacks and sandwiches."]]> 2020-10-23 20:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/857262158 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/871577320 Mary Martinez
This scale is commonly used to deduce a person's likeliness to suffer from the ill-effects of too much stress.]]> 2020-10-28 22:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/871577320 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/871622642 Mary Martinez
A step by step look on the stress response as a chemical reaction within the body.]]> 2020-10-28 23:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/871622642 markathmart https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/887174401 Mary Martinez
A more simplified overview of the stress response within the body.]]> 2020-11-03 17:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/markathmart/iysybset7odppptn/wish/887174401