Film Stress: Portrait Of A Killer
Stress, as classified by Merriam-Webster dictionary, is the tension or worry caused by problems in your life (Webster, I. 2003). It was once used as survival mechanism long ago, but now a burden to our lives and killer to our bodies. In today’s age, stress is the cause of 60% of all human illnesses and can be recognized as one of the top killer diseases (Stress is Killing You 2012).
Pages 334 and 335 in our textbook talks about the two different kinds of stress, distress and eustress. Distress occurs when catastrophes happen that cause extreme amounts of stress and fear. They could also occur when we face hassles or daily annoyances that cause small aggravations or irritations resulting in stress. Eustress is the stress caused by positive events that cause a person to adapt. When a …show more content…
Robert Sapolsky warns people of the consequences that dealing with stress can cause. He makes the comparison between a zebra running for its life to a human using the same amount of stress for minor psychological states. Sapolsky claims that hierarchy is the reason behind most stress and I agree with his standpoint. Your ranking, whether it be in social class, family, or politics can cause stress through many shapes and forms. Sapolsky’s work shows that the higher ranking baboons are less susceptible to stress-related diseases. I think the same can be said for social classes. The higher people in the hierarchy don't have to stress as much because they are already popular. However, the lower ranking individuals are stressed about making the right friends and wearing the right things in order to improve their rank in hierarchy. He also suggests that stress is found when there is a lack of control or events that are beyond the control of the individual. This is a kind of stress that I can say consumes most of my life. As much as I try to let things be and go with the flow, it stresses me out to be out of control and
Pages 334 and 335 in our textbook talks about the two different kinds of stress, distress and eustress. Distress occurs when catastrophes happen that cause extreme amounts of stress and fear. They could also occur when we face hassles or daily annoyances that cause small aggravations or irritations resulting in stress. Eustress is the stress caused by positive events that cause a person to adapt. When a …show more content…
Robert Sapolsky warns people of the consequences that dealing with stress can cause. He makes the comparison between a zebra running for its life to a human using the same amount of stress for minor psychological states. Sapolsky claims that hierarchy is the reason behind most stress and I agree with his standpoint. Your ranking, whether it be in social class, family, or politics can cause stress through many shapes and forms. Sapolsky’s work shows that the higher ranking baboons are less susceptible to stress-related diseases. I think the same can be said for social classes. The higher people in the hierarchy don't have to stress as much because they are already popular. However, the lower ranking individuals are stressed about making the right friends and wearing the right things in order to improve their rank in hierarchy. He also suggests that stress is found when there is a lack of control or events that are beyond the control of the individual. This is a kind of stress that I can say consumes most of my life. As much as I try to let things be and go with the flow, it stresses me out to be out of control and