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Social Psychological Stress

What is it?

When one is under pressure and it turns into a condition called stress.

  • People can react in many ways to stress, some feel they can’t cope while others feel motivated, some feels somewhere in between the two.
  • It can affect how you behave, feel, think and work and can lead to sleep problems, sweating, appetite changes and difficulty in concentrating.

General anxiety

Diagnosis

According to the DSM-5, a diagnosis of GAD requires anxiety and worry that are associated with at least three of the following six symptoms, occurring on more days than not, for at least 6 months:

  • Restlessness or feeling keyed-up or on edge
  • Being easily fatigued
  • Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
  • Irritability
  • Muscle tension
  • Sleep disturbance
Symptoms must result in the patient’s impaired ability to function and cannot be attributed to a separate medical condition.

Cause

  • Psychological demands
  • Social demands i.e.
    • Money problems
    • Relationships
    • Stressful event
    • Work
    • Bereavement
  • Smoking

Illicit drugs

Vitamins, herbals and minerals 

Symptoms

(Symptoms can vary as people react differently)

Emotional:

  • Irritated, depressed, anxiety and/or panic attacks?
  • Depressed or low mood?
  • Go over and over things?
  • Have racing thoughts?
  • Imagining the worst?
  • Worry constantly?

Behaviour:

  • Being unreasonable?
  • Change of eating habits i.e. eating more comfort food or not eating at all?
  • Drinking more/smoking more/social drug misuse?
  • Feeling unsociable?
  • Having temper outbursts?
  • On the go all the time?
  • Difficult to concentrate / difficulty in concentrating/memory problems?
  • Talking more or faster?

Physical:

  • Increase thirst, heavy sweating and need to urinate frequently?
  • General discomfort (muscle weakness), uneasiness or ill feeling (malaise) and/or fatigue (tiredness)?
  • Short of breath/breathing difficulties?
  • Dry mouth?
  • Bad breath?
  • Balance and dizziness problems?
  • Heart palpitations, irregular heartbeats?
  • Voice changes/or a hoarse voice?
  • Headache which is on and off or a constant headache longer than 24 hours?
  • Swollen lymph glands and/or reoccurring mouth ulcers?
  • Aching, painful muscles, muscle cramps/spasms/stiffness?
  • Sexual problems?
  • Abdominal pain and/or are constant violently vomiting or vomiting longer than two days?
  • Feel full quickly when eating trapped wind and burping  (‘foul rotten egg smell’)?
  • Long term persistent indigestion, frequent heartburn or constant abdominal pain?
  • Chest pain?

Male only:

Complications /Information to beware of/General tips:

This condition can lead to:

Stress can trigger of certain rashes examples include:

This condition may be associated and/or show similar symptoms to and/or be confused with:

Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice

Detailed Information

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