Daniel K. John N.
Professor CherryNov 28th Hpe 12
Kingsborogh Community College
Psychological Health and Stress Management
Psycholgical Health
• Psychological Health has 3 compnents :
• Emotional health which refers to feelings and moods
• Mental health which describes our ability to perceive reality as it is
• Spirtual health which is our ability to identify with our purpose in life
What Leads to stress:
• Stress : is non specfic response of the body to any demand made upon it
• Distress: negative effects that can deplete or even destroy life energy
• Homeostasis : is our bodies constantly strive to maintain a stable and consistent psychological state
Stress can be handled in a few ways:
Deep Breathing: Relaxes the body and mind
Refocusing :Force your mind on other objects
Progressive Relaxation : Is the phyical and mental state oppisite that of stress
Rehabilation from stress
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Stress
How Nate dealt with stress using drugs :
• Nate would relive stress by smoking marjuana
• Nate took acid o get away from his problems with the women he is with
Major Depression
• Feeling Depressed • Loss of interest• Eating more or less• Having trouble sleeping• Feeling slowed down • Lack of energy • Feeling helpless• Difficulty concentrating• Diffculty thinking clearly • Persistent thoughts of death
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Anxieties
• Anxiety disorders : May involve inordinate fears of certain situations or subjects such as:
• Phobias
• Panic attacks
• General anxiety disorder
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
How they both were affected by Nates sexuality
• Nate :
• Trains on women
• Chronic stress
• Stressful event sequences
• Girls:
• Got trained
• Distant stress
• Depression
• Chronic stress
Bibliography
• psych.fullerton.edu/mentors/computing_stress.jpg
• anxiety.psy.ohio-state.edu/images/GAD.ht1.gif
• www.natvanbooks.com/cat/655.gif
• Graph :www.med.umich.edu/.../images/depressiongrap
• Graph : www.tcd.ie/.../assets/images/stress_curve.jpg
• Invitation to health Kingsbourgh communtiy college 4th edition
• http://www.121hypnosis.com/images/121depression2.jpg