Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Stress: What & How?

In general, the term stress is used to describe the various sensations and responses experienced by our bodies. This type of stress there are several kinds, namely:
  1. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - a form of stress is common in patients who previously experienced extraordinary events such as war, natural disasters, rape, traffic accidents, or other horrible events. According to the National Institute of Mental Health in the United States, for most people, PTSD usually occurs three months after the incident and can strike anyone, including children.
  2. Acute stress - stress that the most common form of this appears due to the pressure / demands in the past or the pressure / demands to be faced in the future.
  3. Episodic acute stress - a form of acute stress (acute stress) is accompanied by excessive anxiety in all circumstances.
  4. Chronic Stress - if not addressed, this one form of stress can be fatal to the sufferer. They will be accustomed and resigned to accept the pressures that stress triggers physical and mental condition will be drained. Chronic stress (chronic stress) can lead to suicide, stroke and heart attack.