Англ Coping with stress
.docxCoping with stress
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Stress is caused not so much by events themselves as by the ways in which people perceive and react to events.
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To cope with stress effectively, we often need to redefine the situation from one of threat to one of challenge or opportunity.
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An important influence on people’s ability to cope with stressful situations is the degree of control they feel they can exercise over the situation.
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Sense of control can help minimize the negative consequences of stress.
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The ability to control painful stimuli often benefits humans.
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Unpleasant events tend to be less stressful if they are predictable.
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For example, the death of a loved one is usually less traumatic when it is anticipated.
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Some people are generally better than others at coping with stress.
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There is a certain kind of person who has a relatively stress-resistant personality.
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People with good health should strive to avoid stressors in their lives.
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But on the other hand, the desire to avoid stress may also lead people to avoid beneficial changes in their lives.
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If people don’t confront a certain amount of stress in their lives, they will end up being bored, which can also be physically harmful.
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Each person needs come to terms with stress in his own way, sometimes trying to avoid it, but sometimes accepting it or even seeking it out as a challenge to be mastered.