Stress is the non-specific response of the body to any perceived demand.
Stress happens whenever your mind and your body react to some real or imagined situation. Stress is a human reaction to forces that tend to disturb your normal functional (physiologic) balance (equilibrium).
This refers to any adverse condition or state that affects your normal well-being.
Situations which cause stress reactions are called “Stressors“.
What Is Eustress?
Eustress
Is beneficial stress - which gives you a sense of:
- Achievement
- Satisfaction
- Fulfillment
- Meaning
- Balance
- Health
What Is Distress?
Distress
Is harmful stress which can cause one to feel:
- Helpless
- Frustrated
- Disappointed
- Overwhelmed
Can cause physical - emotional and psychological fatigue or damage your body to the point of malfunction or disease.
What Are Stress Statistics
What Is Job Stress?
“Job Stress can be defined as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker. Job stress can lead to poor health & injury.” (Stress At Work - United States National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health).
What Is Workplace Stress?
“Workplace Stress - studies suggest work stress may increase a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease, workplace injury, psychological disorders and other health problems.
What Are Early Warning Signs of Stress?
Early warning signs may include: headaches, sleep disturbances, low morale, difficulty concentrating & job dissatisfaction”. (OSHA - U.S. Department of Health 2004 - List of Principle Hazards to Nurses”).
“Workplace Stress causes approximately one million U.S. employees to miss work each day”. (American Institute of Stress).
“Stress causes American industry more than $300 billion annually in lost hours due to absenteeism, accidents, employee turnover, reduced productivity, workers compensation benefits, direct medical, legal, and insurance costs”. (The American Institute of Stress).
According to survey results 43% of Americans suffer from adverse health effects caused by Stress”.
According to survey results - “There is a strong connection between stress and health. People Experiencing Stress are more likely to report specific ailments: hypertension, anxiety, depression and obesity”. (American Psychological Association Stress Survey 2006).
According to survey results - “Two-thirds of all office visits to family physicians are due to Stress-Related Symptoms.” (American Academy of Family Physicians).
