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Stress
Medical Questions » Stress
| Name: Stress |
| Also known as: |
| Excessive anxiety about problems of daily living. |
Causes of Stress
Mortgage repayments, marriage strife, young children, job security, family finances, separation and divorce, leaving home, poor health, work. responsibilities, or a death in the family. All of these, and hundreds of other situations, are causes of stress. |
Symptoms of Stress
May cause a very wide range of symptoms including a persistent headache, peptic ulcers, heart disease, migraines, diarrhoea,shortness of breath, sweating, passing excess urine, rashes and vomiting. |
Tests for Stress
Cause of stress needs to be determined. |
Treatment for Stress
Three possible treatment strategies:
1. remove the cause of the stress, which is much easier said than done in most cases.
2. rationalize stress by talking over the problem with a spouse, relatives, friends, doctor or priest. Writing down details of the problem makes it appear more manageable, particularly when all possible options are diagrammatically attached to it to give a rational view of the situation. Professional assistance may be given by a general practitioner, psychiatrist, psychologist, marriage guidance counselor, child guidance officer or social worker.
3. Medications that alter mood, sedate or relieve anxiety are used in a crisis, intermittently or for short periods of time. Some antidepressant drugs and treatments for psychiatric conditions are designed for long-term use, but most of the anxiety-relieving drugs can cause dependency if used regularly.
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Complications of Stress of its treatment
May worsen or trigger other physical illnesses, or progress to a neurosis, depression, or in severe cases, suicide is possible. |
Likely Outcome of Stress
Depends on cause, but most people eventually cope with their problems. |
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