Stress and its Impacts on Health

Stress and its Impacts on Health
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Stress and its Impacts on Health
Stress is an emotional strain that occurs when a person is unable to cope with pressure. A stressed body reacts by releasing hormones that give cells access to stored energy in the form of glucose and fat. With time, physical and mental can wear down to and cause depression and more mental health challenges.
Models of Stress
The diathesis model highlights the difference between a diathesis and a person's stress and how this affects a person's behavior. A diathesis is an individual's perception of getting a disorder. A person's perception of a condition is caused by several biological, physical, or socio-cultural factors (van Heeringen 2012). For instance, Hannah's case is impacted by physical factors since her job stresses her the most.
Secondly, the stress appraisal theory explains how people analyze and cope with a stressful event. This theory is concerned with people's analysis of the event instead of the event itself (van Heeringen 2012). Hannah reacts to her stress by overeating, thus causing her bulimia nervosa.
How Various Factors Including Illness the Person Is Suffering May Cause the Person to Suffer Stress
Diabetes causes a lot of pressure and stress ultimately. This results in difficulties in controlling blood sugar levels, which in most cases causes devastation and stress. People with diabetes, including Hannah, regularly stress and have poor glucose control. The main reason for this is that stress cortisol, the stress hormone, heightens the blood sugar level (Tsiouli et al. 2013). Ultimately, high cortisol levels because of crushing's syndrome, which instigates diabetes. Constant stress over long periods, like Hannah's case, made her neglect her diabetes care. Therefore, Hannah ignored to ignore her blood sugar levels and started having an unhealthy lifestyle.
On the other hand, psychological concerns regarding bodyweight enhance bulimia nervosa. Hannah was unable to manage emotions and pressures from her environment, worsening her condition (Goldschmidt et al. 2014). Additionally, Hannah's escape was eating in an attempt to release strong emotions. Her urge to eat is strongest when she is stressed. Furthermore, her childhood memories of trying to commit suicide may have impacted her thoughts, worsening her approach to dealing with her stressors.
Physical Effects Of Stress On The Body And How This Can Affect The Current And Future Illness.
Stress makes it difficult to control diabetes since it throws off the daily balance, thus causing wear on the body. Stress hormones increase blood pressure, heat, and blood sugar level to heighten (Tsiouli et a...