STRESS MANAGEMENT

Importance of Sleep
No Comments, Posted on Jun.28, 2009, under management, sleep, stress
Although most persons spend a third of each 24 hours day asleep, no one fully understands why the body has to sleep. Without sleep a person deigns to hallucinate, and mental faculties quickly deteriote. When a person is asleep, body metabolism is slower, breathing rate and heart rate both drop, body temperature also drops, and there is reduction in muscle tone. Sleep occurs in several stages. About three quarters of sleep time is spent in deep sleep. Sleep requirements vary from person to person
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Rest and Relaxation
No Comments, Posted on Jun.17, 2009, under management, stress
A relaxed person is better equipped to cope with the pressures of everyday living. Many people find it difficult to relax and need to be taught relaxation techniques in order to stop wasting energy on needless activity. Relaxing is a skill. Physical relaxation is best obtained after a period of intense activity, such as a sport game or jogging. This principle applies to relaxation exercises that help a person to be aware of the tone of the body muscles. It is easy to feel when is tensed for act
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Easy Techniques for Coping with Stress
No Comments, Posted on Jun.16, 2009, under management, stress
Many of the factors that help a person handle the ordinary stress of life can simply involve a commonsense approach to daily activities, getting enough sleep each night, setting aside relaxation, avoiding overwork, discussing problems with family or friends and cultivating a confident, positive mental attitude. The amount of sleep required varies from person to person, and even in the same person from night to night. It is important to have a steady and sufficient amount of sleep if you are to
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Recognizing Physical Signs and Symptoms of Stress
No Comments, Posted on Jun.15, 2009, under management, stress
Increased heart rate, pounding heart, elevated blood pressure, sweaty palms, tightness of the chest, neck, jaw and back muscles, headache, diarrhea, constipation, urinary hesitancy, trembling, twitching, shuttering and other and other speech difficulties, nausea, vomiting, sleep disturbances, fatigue, shallow breathing, dryness of the mouth or throat, susceptibility to minor illness, cold hands, itching, being easily startled, chronic pain and dysponesis.
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