Name: Nazia Ansari

Class: FYBMS A
Roll no: 06
Subject: Foundation Course
Month: November
ASSIGNMENT NO: 1

STRESS AND CAUSES OF STRESS

● Stress is a normal part of life that can either help us learn and
grow or can cause us significant problems.

● Stress releases powerful neurochemicals and hormones that

prepare us for action (to fight or flee). If we don't take action,
the stress response can create or worsen health problems.

● Many behaviours that increase in times of stress and

maladaptive ways of coping with stress—drugs, pain
medicines, alcohol, smoking, and eating—actually worsen the
stress and can make us more reactive (sensitive) to further
stress.

● Risk factors for unmanageable stress include a lack of

adequate social support.

● While there are promising treatments for stress, the

management of stress is mostly dependent on the ability and
willingness of a person to make the changes necessary for a
healthy lifestyle.

● Stress has driven evolutionary change (the development and

natural selection of species over time). Thus, the species that
adapted best to the causes of stress (stressors) have survived
and evolved into the plant and animal kingdoms we now
observe.
 ● Man is the most adaptive creature on the planet because of
the evolution of the human brain, especially the part called the
neo-cortex. This adaptability is largely due to the changes and
stressors that we have faced and mastered. Therefore, we,
unlike other animals, can live in any climate or ecosystem, at
various altitudes, and avoid the danger of predators.
Moreover, we have learned to live in the air, under the sea,
and even in space, where no living creatures have ever
survived.

CAUSES OF STRESS

Causes of work stress include:

● Being unhappy in your job

● Having a heavy workload or too much responsibility

● Working long hours

● Having poor management, unclear expectations of your work,

or no say in the decision-making process

● Working under dangerous conditions

● Being insecure about your chance for advancement or risk of

termination

● Having to give speeches in front of colleagues

● Facing discrimination or harassment at work, especially if your

company isn't supportive
Life stresses can also have a big impact. Examples of life stresses
are:

● The death of a loved one

● Divorce

● Loss of a job

● Increase in financial obligations

● Getting married

● Moving to a new home

● Chronic illness or injury

● Emotional problems (depression, anxiety, anger, grief, guilt,

low self-esteem)

● Taking care of an elderly or sick family member

● Traumatic event, such as a natural disaster, theft, rape, or

violence against you or a loved one

Sometimes the stress comes from inside, rather than outside. You
can stress yourself out just by worrying about things. All of these
factors can lead to stress:

● Fear and uncertainty.

● Attitudes and perceptions.

● Unrealistic expectations.

● Change.
Your stress level will differ based on your personality and how
you respond to situations. Some people let everything roll off
their back. To them, work stresses and life stresses are just
minor bumps in the road. Others literally worry themselves
sick.