The Effects of Stress

By: Kaila Lee

What is
stress?
A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding
circumstances.

Ex: Work, Moving, Life Decisions, etc.

Hans
Selye
Jnos Hugo Bruno "Hans" Selye, CC
Born - January 26, 1907, Vienna, Austria
Died October 16, 1982, Montreal, Canada

Created the stress model "General Adaptation Syndrome"

Stumbled upon the idea of (G.A.S.), which he first wrote about in

the British journal Nature in the summer of 1936.

A pioneering Austrian-Canadian endocrinologist of Hungarian

origin.

Published 13 books
 The Two Types

Good Stress- Bad Stress-

Direct Coping Defensive Coping

Earning a promotion Work related

Planning a vacation Worrying

Exercise Family Death

Figuring out a puzzle Accidents

Reasons Why:
75% of adults reported experiencing moderate to high levels of stress in the past month
and nearly half reported that their stress has increased in the past year American
Psychological Association.
Stress levels in the workplace are rising with 6 in 10 workers in major global
economies experiencing increased workplace stress. With China (86%) having the
highest rise in workplace stress The Regus Group
Approximately 1 out of 75 people may experience panic disorder National Institutes
of Mental Health.
Depression is among the leading causes of disability worldwide World Health
Organization
Approximately 13.7 million working days are lost each year in the UK as a result of
work-related illness at a cost of 28.3 billion per year. National Institute for Health
and Clinical Excellence.
Adrenaline Norepinephrine

Cortisol Epinephrine
Serotonin

Neuropeptide Y
Mental
Americans spend over $200 Billion Treating Mental Health Conditions. Now, a new report
published in Health Affairs shows that not only are mental health conditions expensive,
they are the most expensive costing Americans over $201 billion a year.
The report looked at several different databases and found Americans are spending more
on mental illnesses than heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
-Jordan Davidson, Mental Illness Staff, themighty.com
Emotion
al
Studies estimate that, each year, up to 1 in 5 U.S. children experience a mental disorder
and about $247 billion is spent on children's mental and emotional health problems.

-http://www.kidsdata.org
Physical
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates it will spend $396 million on
serious mental illness in 2016. Whereas heart disease, cancer and diabetes will
receive $1.3, $5.7 and $1 billion in funding, respectively. Anxiety disorders and
depression, the most common mental health conditions, will receive much less
$163 and $406 million.

-Jordan Davidson, Mental Illness Staff, themighty.com

Healthy Communication Stress
Yoga Relievers
Healthy eating

Activities & hobbies

Breathing techniques

Meditation

Journal

Therapy

Outdoor activities

Massage therapy
 Help &
Assistance
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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