The Benefits of Stress
The Benefits of StressAl Hady and BadranAmerican University of Beirut[pic 1]Eng 204,Section 2To Ms Reem DeebJuly 16, 2017Table of ContentsIntroduction 2I- Reasons Behind Stress 3A. Origins of Stress 3B. The Biology of Stress 41. The Stress Mechanism 42. Types of Stress 4II- “Good Stress” 6A. Physical Aspect 7B. Mental Aspect 7III- Coping with Stress 8A. An alternation in thought 8
B. Physical Activity 8Conclusion 9References 10Thesis: This research will be will be directed to specifying the reasons people stress, finding the underlying benefits of stress as an evolutionary driver, and describing ways to cope with stress. IntroductionThe nature of stress, as a state of psychological draining or tension subsequent to adversative or challenging conditions, dates to the origin of humanity itself. Up until 1936, the concept of stress was considered to be a vague phenomenon, one that is concisely indefinable, defying all means of medical measurability. However, the term “stress”, as it is commonly used today, finds its root in Hans Selye’s Stress of Life, in which, after a series of conducted experiments, comes to the conclusion that stress is “the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change” (Selye, 1976). This response, as the experiments have shown, usually includes recurrent symptoms such as stomach ulceration and agitation (Selye, 1976).