STRESS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Definition
• Sources
• New York City
• Response
• Effects
• What to do?
• Sources

DEFINITION

• Mental or emotional strain resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.

SOURCES

• Money
• Nursing school
• Work
• Relationships
• Family
• (Selye, 2012).

NEW YORK CITY

• Noise pollution
• Street crowding
• Commute
• Poor neighborhoods & poor nutrition
• NYC population density
• (Thomson, n.d.)

RESPONSE

• Physiological
• Emotional
• Interpersonal
• (Selye, 2012).

EFFECTS

• Aging
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Insomnia
• Suicide
• Violence

WHAT TO DO?

• Music
• Meditate
• Vacation
• BREATHE!
• Pace yourself!
• Slow down!

SOURCES

• Selye, H. The Origin and Pathology of Exposure to Stress (2012). Stress. Informa Healthcare (15)5: 472-478. doi: 10.3109/10253890.2012.710919.
• Thompson, C. The Ecology of Stress (n.d.). New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2016 from www.nymag.com/nymetro/urban/features/stress/10888/.

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