HLTH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cortisol, Waking Hours, Parasympathetic Nervous System
20 Jul 2016
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You can control stress in your life by taking the following steps: increasing your support team, improving communication skills, develop healthy exercise, eating, and sleeping habits, learn to identify and moderate individual stressors. The ability to share fears, frustrations, and joys makes life richer. The support of friends and family contributes to well being of mind and body. Shown that: students with strong social support system were less distracted by their cramped living conditions, young adults who have strong relationship with parents tend to cope with stress better, married people live longer than single people. Communicating in an assertive way that respects the rights of others, while protecting your won can prevent potentially stressful situations. Some people have trouble either telling others what they need or saying no to the needs of others: they may suppress their feelings of frustration, anger.
