Name: M Daniyal Bin Shakeel
Class: BBA 6-D
Subject: Social and Psychological development
Enrollment: 01-111201-074
Date: 20-10-2022
Qs: What is stress and how to deal with it? Define stress management and coping strategies?
Note: Use your own examples?
Answer: Stress Management: is a broad range of methods and psychotherapies intended to reduce a
person's level of stress, especially chronic stress, usually with the goal of enhancing daily functioning.
Numerous physical and psychological signs of stress differ depending on the circumstances surrounding
each person. A decline in physical health, such as headaches, chest pain, exhaustion, and sleep issues as
well as depression, can be among them.
History: Walter Cannon and Hans Selye used animal studies to establish the earliest scientific basis for
the study of stress. They measured the physiological responses of animals to external pressures, such as
heat and cold, prolonged restraint, and surgical procedures then extrapolated from these studies to
human beings.
Types: Acute Stress
Chronic stress
Acute stress: Acute stress deals with the pressures of the near future or dealing with the very recent
past. While acute stress is often interpreted as being a negative experience, it can actually be beneficial
and even necessary for one’s wellbeing because of its protective effects against potentially dangerous
threats. Slamming on the brakes while driving in order to avoid a car accident could be considered a
moment of beneficial acute stress.
Chronic stress: Chronic stress is unlike acute stress. It has a wearing effect on people that can become a
very serious health risk if it continues over a long period of time. Chronic stress can lead to memory loss,
damage spatial recognition and produce a decreased drive of eating. Additional symptoms of chronic
stress include: aches and pains, insomnia or other sleep disturbances, changes in social behaviors, low
energy, emotional withdrawal or other changes in emotional responses, and unfocused thinking.
Chronic stress has also been associated with other medical conditions such as hypertension, heart
disease, diabetes, obesity, and arthritis.
Coping Strategies: sometimes the way you think about things can make all of the difference. Your
attitude can help offset difficult situations.
Accept that there are events you cannot control – when you know there are times when you have given
all that you can to a situation, it allows you to expend energy where it can be more effective.
Learn to relax – purposeful relaxation, such as deep breathing, muscle relaxation and meditation is
essential in training your body to relax. Relaxation should be a part of your daily regimen.
Be active regularly – being active also helps your body more easily fight stress because it is fit.
Eat well-balanced meals – staying on track with healthy eating habits is a great way to manage stress.
Rest and sleep - your body needs time to recover from stressful events, so sleep is an important part of
caring for yourself.
My Example of stress Management: So, when I am in my teens, I feel myself very stressed about exams
and studies. I can not study well due to stress and taking a lot of pressure of my Parent and friends.
Actually, I was very lazy at that time I do not prepare things on time I always prepare my paper on last
day and always do things at the last minute but I realized this is very bad habit and wrong thinking So I
changed my self a lot I have identified my stress and started working on them to solve them. I have
started preparing things on time do my preparations on time and in that way I got 82% marks in Matric
and I feel proud of my self.