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Stress is a condition that can disrupt the normal mental and physical health of an individual. It is defined in Oxford Dictionary as "a state of affair involving demand on physical or mental energy".

Stress is considered a syndrome of the twentieth century. Modern life demands and daily stress, strenuous work schedule and major life events like divorce, death, midlife crisis, financial worries, persistent strain of caring for a child to illness chronic, nagging health problems or management of a physical or mental family member may act as potential stressors. A sudden unemployment or termination of employment may give you tremendous stress.

Stress depends on various factors, including your personality, ability to problem-solving, and social support system. stress conditions may be real or simply perceived by you. Our brain reacts to both the causes of stress by releasing stress hormones equal to the degree of perceived stress. The brain can not differentiate between real and imagined stress. In difficult situations the brain prepares the body for some defensive actions, the fight or flight by releasing hormones, namely, cortisone and adrenaline. These hormones increase blood pressure and prepare the body to react to the situation. Sometimes while watching a movie or when one is worried about an imminent danger.

List of potential causes of stress is difficult and very personal. Stressors react differently from one person to situations of extreme stress for an individual may be soft for another. Symptoms of stress depends in part on the nature of stress itself and partly on his own personal resources and external.

Some external causes of stress.

conditions an unsafe neighborhood, pollution, noise, and uncomfortable life can produce a stress situation (flight response) the hormones and chemicals remain unreleased in the blood over a long period of time. The result of constraints related to physical symptoms such as muscle tension, anxiety blurred, dizziness and an increased pulse rate. For people living in regions torn by war, stress can be unrelenting.

Relationship requirements of mental health. Problems with friends and family members are valid causes of stress. family disagreements, dysfunctional relationships, rebellious teens, or caring for a family member suffering from chronic illnesses or special needs child requires the body and mind to be in a quasi- constant alarm to fight or flee. It can also increase the risk of acute and chronic psychosomatic illnesses and weaken the body's immune system.

Work pressure - In our society work focuses on his career can be stressful. Work stress is caused by things such as job dissatisfaction, inadequate salaries, office politics time meeting, and conflicts with colleagues. These factors can trigger stress conditions.

Social situations can cause stress. Poverty, financial pressures, racial discrimination and sexual harassment, isolation and lack of social support leads all the negative feelings and anxieties.

Internal causes of stress

Stress can also be self-generated. Internal causes of stress include attitude ... Pessimistic, low self-esteem, excessive anger or unspoken, lack of assertiveness, unrealistic expectations of others and self-criticism.