Talk:Stress management

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Sex and stress management (copy edit and place in the body of the article? I think sex has a place at the table on this topic due to the research noted) New Scientist Magazine reports Stuart Brody, a psychologist at the University of Paisley, UK, compared the impact of different sexual activities on blood pressure when a person later experiences acute stress. For a fortnight, 24 women and 22 men kept diaries of how often they engaged in penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI), masturbation or partnered sexual activity excluding intercourse. After, the volunteers underwent a stress test involving public speaking and mental arithmetic out loud.

Volunteers who'd had PVI but none of the other kinds of sex were least stressed, and their blood pressure returned to normal faster than those who'd only masturbated or had non-coital sex. Those who abstained had the highest blood-pressure response to stress

He speculates that release of the "pair-bonding" hormone oxytocin between partners might account for the calming effect."

The effects are not attributable simply to the short-term relief afforded by orgasm, but rather, endure for at least a week," (Biological Psychology, vol 71, p 214).

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 * * self-evaluation (e.g. Learn more about your stress by comparing yourself to others. It cost you nothing to take the test at link title which gives you feedback on four areas related to managing stress.)74.12.79.9 17:29, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * NOTE TO EDITORS: This test was developed by a Canadian psychologist (myself) and meets scientific standards for psychological tests. It has been referenced in: McLachlan, J.F.C. (2003). Differential impact of emotional status on four cognitive factors. Brain and Cognition, 51, 240-243 and in McLachlan, J.F.C. (2006). A Culture Fair Cognitive Screening Test Battery: Effects of Emotional Status and Symptom Magnification. Presentation to the 34th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, February 2. The abstract of this paper is published in the Meeting Program & Abstract Book of this scientific body.)

As is, the above text should not be in the article. At minimum it needs re-formatting to be appropriate for the page. I don't have time right now, but I'll try to look at it later on today. Please do not place it back on the page without considerable work.

WLU 18:14, 16 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I looked at the test, it lacks any references on the page and I consider it of dubious merit for inclusion on the page. WLU 20:26, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Eustress
Does anyone want to add stress that is postive. A Canadian researcher it may have been one of the experts already on the page, wrote in the late 1970's about good and bad stress. He called these stress and distress. Good stress is over work at good deeds like doing lots of volunteering. If you want I can add something about this because generally in psychology one should leave a positive view for people who may just need hope. This means people reading about psychology, as wikipedia readers would do on this page. Pete 10:37, 18 February 2007 (UTC)


 * See eustress. I'll see if it needs to be added. Done  WLU 20:16, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Re-work
I just did a big re-work of the article, comments are appreciated. WLU 18:04, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Re Rework
Why did you remove what I added? I am curious. You also removed the work on mindfullness meditation?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.129.68.85 (talk) 01:46, 1 April 2007 (UTC).


 * Since you do not have a userid, I have no idea what you added to the page. Please bring up the sections, or look through the page history and provide either the text itself or a diff showing your additions.  The mindfulness section was not properly referenced and a bit too 'promotional material' for my taste.  Also, it's a single method that receives undue weight within the article, plus it doesn't explain what it is or how it works.  There was no context.  It could be re-added, given some expansion and re-working.  WLU 19:08, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Removed Link
Hi there, I am just curious why you removed the hyperlink added today. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stressexpert (talk • contribs) 22:50, 2 April 2007 (UTC).

Destressitizers
The journal article linked to doesn't contain the word "destressitizer". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Senbot (talk • contribs) 02:11, 8 March 2010 (UTC) Stress typically describes a negative concept that can have an impact on one’s mental and physical well-being. Stress is what you feel when you have to handle more than you are used to, if it happens too often or lasts too long, it can have bad effects. It can be linked to headaches, an upset stomach, back pain, and trouble sleeping. It can weaken your immune system, making it harder to fight off disease. If you already have a health problem, stress may make it worse. It can make you moody, tense, or depressed. Your relationships may suffer, and you may not do well at work or school. www.freewebstore.org/Stress-Be-Gone — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.86.147.178 (talk) 23:41, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

the most obvious 3 things for reducing stress not in the list, should be put in the list asap
that a nice list of things to do to reduce stress, especially the music part. Three things are missing that are the most basic. They may not be obvious to people that are very stressed though! Someone please add to the list the following things that help reduce stress: EATING SLEEPING SEXUAL ACTIVITY

I believe its a verified scientific fact that all of the above basic things contribute to stress reduction. Thats why so many people turn to food when stressed and sleep when depressed. Im not going to search for references to prove this though, to me it should be fairly self evident. 98.160.131.17 (talk) 20:07, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

additional information to your article
I would lilke to add the following to your article:

1) Employee Assistance Programs can include in-house counseling programs on managing stress. Evaluative research has been conducted on EAPs that teach individual stress control and inoculation techniques such as relaxation, biofeedback, and cognitive restructuring. Studies show that these programs can reduce the level of physiological arousal associated with high stress. Participants who master behavioral and cognitive stress-relief techniques report less tension, fewer sleep disturbances, and an improved ability to cope with workplace stressors.

^ Schultz & Schultz, Duane (2010). Psychology and work today. New York: Prentice Hall. p.374. ISBN 0-205-68358-4.Nikicia (talk) 03:52, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

2) Among the many stressors mentioned by employees, these are the most common:

^ Somaz-Wenk, Heidi & Tulgan, Bruce (2003). Performance Under Pressure: Managing Stress in the Workplace.Canada. HRD Press Inc.p 7-8. ISBN 0-87425-741-7 Nikicia (talk) 04:34, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
 * The way my boss/supervisor treats me
 * Lack of job security
 * Company policies
 * Coworkers who don't do their fair share
 * Unclear expectations
 * Poor communication
 * Not enough control over assignments
 * Inadequate pay or benefits
 * Urgent deadlines
 * Too much work
 * Long hours
 * Uncomfortable physical conditions
 * Relationship conflicts
 * Coworkers making careless mistakes
 * Dealing with rude customers
 * Lack of cooperation
 * How the company treats coworkers
 * How the company treats me

Proposed merge with Stress Measurement in Aviation
Stress measurement in aviation is a minor sub element of stress management and relevant portions should be incorporated in the target article Fiddle   Faddle  12:22, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Agree it is a minor sub-element but even minor disciplines can be fleshed out into sub articles. I think a merge would require a a major downsizing of the aviation article otherwise it will dwarf and further muddle this current SM article. Are you prepared to do that if there is a consensus here?-- — Keithbob • Talk  • 19:15, 21 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Alternative Perhaps we should consider merging Stress measurement in aviation and Stress in the aviation industry together into an article called Stress management in aviation. The more general Stress management article could have a subsection of the "In the workplace" section refer to aviation, with a "Main article:" tag.  I see a part there for "Stress management in medical environment", which could also deserve its own article. 92.71.13.2 (talk) 08:36, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Support for alternative - makes more sense than proposed merge, and there is a notable overlap between the two. Meanwhile, as for the originally proposed merge - content of the Stress measurement in aviation is more than substantial enough to justify a fully separate article from the stress management. I strongly disagree that it's only "a minor sub element of stress management". It's almost like saying that red is a minor sub element of color and therefore these two should be merged. SkywalkerPL (talk) 16:50, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Lead needs to be rewritten
Per WP:lead the lead should briefly define the topic and summarize the article. The current version is a rambling dissertation on what stress is and how it can't be measured etc. So it needs to be rewritten to give a one or two sentence definition of the topic and concisely summarize the content of the article.-- — Keithbob • Talk  • 19:12, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

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