Discuss the Holistic Approaches to the Management of Stress
Having a baby, a flat tire, moving to a new neighbourhood, a new job; are all examples of stress. According to the Oxford dictionary (1996), stress is pressure or tensions. It can also be defined as any demand placed on a person that requires response. Not all stress is bad; some stress is normal, necessary, and unavoidable. Hans Selye, a Canadian endocrinologist and founder of modern stress research, states that stress acts as a motivator to make us adjust our behaviour to meet changing demands. Selye termed unpleasant stress as distress and pleasant stress as eustress (Garrison and Bly, 1997).
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Having a baby, a flat tire, moving to a new neighbourhood, a new job; are all examples of stress. According to the Oxford dictionary (1996), stress is pressure or tensions. It can also be defined as any demand placed on a person that requires response. Not all stress is bad; some stress is normal, necessary, and unavoidable. Hans Selye, a Canadian endocrinologist and founder of modern stress research, states that stress acts as a motivator to make us adjust our behaviour to meet changing demands. Selye termed unpleasant stress as distress and pleasant stress as eustress (Garrison and Bly, 1997).
