MODULE 4.2: STRESS SYMPTOMS Flashcards
Two types of stress:
EUSTRESS AND DISTRESS
- is a stress that motivates you to find creative solutions to your concerns.
- This is a positive kind of stress.
EUSTRESS
- on the other handis an overwhelming type of stress leading tohelplessnessand exhaustion.
DISTRESS
SYMPTOMS CATEGORIES OF STRESS
1) COGNITIVE SYMPTOMS
2) EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS
3) PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS
4) BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS
COGNITIVE STRESS SYMPTOMS
1) HAVING MEMORY PROLEMS
2) INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE
3) POOR JUDGEMENT
4) ALL YOU SEE ARE NEGATIVES
5) ANXIOUS
EMOTIONAL STRESS SYMPTOMS
1) BEING MOODY
2) AGITATION OR RESTLESSNESS
3) DEPRESSION OR UNAHAPPINESS
4) ISOLATION
5) IRRITABILITY OR SHORT TEMPERED
PHYSICAL STRESS SYMPTOMS
1) BODY ACHES AND PAINS
2) DIARRHEA OR CONSTIPATION
3) NAUSEA OR DIZZINESS
4) SLEEPING TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE
5) CHEST PAIN
6) RAPID HEARTBEAT
7) FREQUENT COLDS
BEHAVIORAL STRESS SYMPTOMS
1) EATING MORE OR EATING LESS
2) SLEEPING TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE
3) SELF-ISOLATION
4) PROCRASTINATING OR DELAYING ATTITUDE
5) NEGLECTING RESPONSIBILITIES
6) DRINKING ALCOHOL BEVERAGES PR TAKING ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE
7) NERVOUS HABITS LIKE NAIL BITING