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Effects of Stress

The document discusses various physical and behavioral effects of stress. It notes that stress can worsen teeth grinding, cause hair pulling, tremors or tics, eating disorders, and clumsiness. It also states that stress can lead to poor hygiene, social withdrawal, impulse buying, negative impacts on performance and personality, and activate the body's fight-or-flight response. The fight-or-flight response mobilizes various physiological functions to prepare the body for danger.

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Effects of Stress

The document discusses various physical and behavioral effects of stress. It notes that stress can worsen teeth grinding, cause hair pulling, tremors or tics, eating disorders, and clumsiness. It also states that stress can lead to poor hygiene, social withdrawal, impulse buying, negative impacts on performance and personality, and activate the body's fight-or-flight response. The fight-or-flight response mobilizes various physiological functions to prepare the body for danger.

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EFFECTS

OF STRESS
Sushabhan sarkar
Swami Vivekananda
University
TEETH
GRINDING
• Teeth grinding or
bruxism may happen
subconsciously. If you
already grind your teeth,
stress could make the
problem worse. It may
happen during the day or
night and is seen in
children
HAIR
PULLING
• People repeatedly pull
hair out of their scalp,
eyebrows and other
body areas due to an
urge to do so. The
condition is
troublesome and may
lead to baldness in later
life.
T REMOR S O R
NE RVO US TICS
• Tremors or nervous tics
may occur or get
aggravated. Tremors
include hand shaking
while holding a glass,
while a tic could be
excessive winking of
the eye.
EATING
DISORDERS
• Stress may lead to
overeating or under
eating as a coping
mechanism. Overeating
may cause obesity,
belching and a feeling
of fullness while under
eating may contribute to
acidity
CLUMSINESS
• Clumsiness may be an indicator of
how stressed the person is. Utensils
may be dropped, tea may be spilled
and if the person is ticked it off by
others, the behavior may worsen.
UNHYGIENIC
ROUTINE
• Stress may cause a
person to stop following
oral hygiene measures
like brushing twice a
day and regular
flossing. This in turn
may lead to cavities and
tooth decay
SOCIAL
WITHDRAWAL
• As mood is negatively
affected, the person
may lose interest in
meeting friends and
attending functions like
parties and weddings.
The person may cut off
the people close to him
and become a social
recluse.
IMPULSE
BUYING
• The person may feel
elated with acquiring
things and hence may
go on a random
shopping spree.
I M PA C T O F
STRESS ON
PERFORMANCE

• One of the most


noticeable effects of
stress in one’s life is the
changes in his
performance.
I M PA C T O F
STRESS ON
PERSONALITY
• Stress-Prone Personality
Types :Type A
• • Time urgency / Rushed
Lifestyle
• • Aggressive, hostile,
easily angered
• • Hard driving , unable to
relax, cynical, not
generally anxious
• • Polyphagia
(multitasking) / 2 things at
one
CO-DEPENDENT
PERSONALITY

• Dedicated approval
seekers
• • Perfectionists
• • Super-overachievers
• • Crisis managers
• • Devoted loyalists
• • Self-sacrificing
willing victim
• • “Victims”
RESPONSE
TO STRESS • Fight, Flight, Freeze: The fight-flight-freeze
response is your body’s natural reaction to
danger. It’s a type of stress response that helps
you react to perceived threats, like an
oncoming car or growling dog.
• Heart rate. Your heart beats faster to bring oxygen to
your major muscles. During freezing, your heart
rate might increase or decrease.
• Lungs. Your breathing speeds up to deliver more oxygen
to your blood. In the freeze response, you might hold
your breath or restrict breathing.
• Eyes. Your peripheral vision increases so you can notice
your surroundings. Your pupils dilate and let in more
HOW OUR light, which helps you see better.
BODY • Ears. Your ears “perk up” and your hearing becomes
sharper.
RESPOND • Blood. Blood thickens, which increases clotting factors.
TO STRESS This prepares your body for injury.
• Skin. Your skin might produce more sweat or get cold.
You may look pale or have goosebumps.
• Hands and feet. As blood flow increases to your major
muscles, your hands and feet might get cold.
• Pain perception. Fight-or-flight temporarily reduces
your perception of pain.
QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS

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