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Stress Management

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Physical Well-being The optimal functioning of the body's eight physiological systems (e.g., respiratory, skeletal).
Distress The unfavorable or negative interpretation of an event (real or imagined) to be threatening that promotes continued feelings of fear or anger; more commonly known simply as stress.
Spiritual Well-being The state of mature higher consciousness deriving from insightful relationships with oneself and others, a strong value system, and a meaningful purpose in life.
Paradigm Shift Moving from one perspective of reality to another.
Emotional Well-being The ability to feel and express the full range of human emotions and to control these feelings, not be controlled by them.
Eustress Good stress; any stressor that motivates an individual toward an optimal level of performance or health.
Wellness Paradigm The integration, balance, and harmony of mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being through taking responsibility for one's own health; posits that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) A world-renowned theoretical physicist who revolutionized perceptions of reality with the equation E 5 MC2, suggesting that everything is energy. His later years focused on a spiritual philosophy including pacifism.
Homeostasis A physiological state of complete calmness or rest; markers include resting heart rate, blood pressure, and ventilation.
Yerkes-Dodson principle The theory that some stress (eustress) is necessary for health and performance but that beyond an optimal amount both will deteriorate as distress increases.
Mental Well-being The ability to gather, process, recall, and communicate information.
Chronic Stress Stress that is not as intense as acute stress but that lingers for a prolonged period of time (e.g., financial problems).
Tend and befriend A theory presented by Shelly Taylor that states that women who experience stress don't necessarily run or fight, but rather turn to friends to cope with unpleasant events and circumstances.
Fight-or Flight Response A term coined by Walter Cannon; the instinctive physiological responses preparing the body, when confronted with a threat, to either fight or flee; an evolutionary survival dynamic.
Acute Stress Stress that is intense in nature but short in duration.
Technostress A term used to define the result of a fast-paced life dependent on various means of technology including computers, cell phones,which was supposed to give people more leisure time.
Daily Life Hassles Occasional hassles, like locking your keys in your car, when combined with many other annoyances in the course of a day, create a critical mass of stress.
R. Descartes (1596-1650 A seventeenth century scientist and philosopher credited with the reductionistic method of Western science (aka. the Cartesian Principle)and his influential philosophy of the separation of mind and body as well as the statement, "I think, therefore I am.
Holistic Medicine A healing approach that honors the integration, balance, and harmony of mind, body, spirit, and emotions to promote inner peace. Every technique used in stress management is considered to support this concept.
General Adaptation Syndrome A term coined by Hans Selye; the three distinct physiological phases in reaction to chronic stress: the alarm phase, the resistance phase, and the exhaustion phase.
Stress The experience of a perceived or real threat to mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, resulting from a series of physiological responses and adaptations.
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