Understanding Stress & Key Coping Mechanisms (Part 2) – Quiz

It is uncommon for people with acute stress reactions to be over aroused, short-tempered, irritable, anxious and tense. 

The symptoms of episodic acute stress are the symptoms of short-term over-arousal. 

Treating episodic acute stress usually requires intervention on many levels, and most often professional help. 

Due to its limited nature, acute stress does not cause the extensive damage that long-term stress causes. 

The different types of stress are classified according to their duration and the effects they have.

A poor diet can cause additional stress by leading to blood sugar imbalances that make stressful situations seem more overwhelming. 

With stress, like most things, treating the root of the problem is always not the best approach.

According to Professor Bryan Robinson, stress addicts get addicted to the “pulse in the veins” and the high that comes from a surge in the body’s stress-related hormones. 

ICAS is TTS’s health and wellness service provider. 

Stress addiction related to work is referred to as workaholism.