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Understanding Stress
To understand
stress, we need to look at the events that occur, our thoughts about
them, and the way we respond
Stressors:
Situations that are considered stress-provoking are known as stressors.
There are many
major events that occur in our lives: moving, leaving school, changing
jobs, and experiencing losses. These "life events" can be stress-provoking.
We also face many "daily hassles". These are events that occur routinely.
They also contribute to the levels of stress that we experience.
Daily hassles include events such as being stuck in traffic, deadlines,
conflicts with family members, and dealing with bust city life.Between
life events and day-to-day hassles, we are faced with many stress-provoking
situations each day. Our attitude towards these situations determines
our response.
Coping effectively
requires an understanding of the situations we perceive to be stressful.
What day-to-day hassles or life events have you experienced recently?
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