Stress Management.

... Lyndsey Paterson Stress Management a) One physicall approach to stress management is through the use of drugs. Drugs intervene in the activity of the ANS. They can be effective in reducing stress in the short term. They are emotion, not problem, based and therefore are not effective method of stress management in the long term as they do not tackle they source of the problem. Examples of drugs used for stress management are: - Benzodiazepines (e.g. Valium, Librium), which reduce the activity of the neurotransmitter Serotonin, which has an inhibitory effect on the brain muscle relaxation and overall calming effect. Beta Blockers slow the heart rate, reduce the strength of its contractions and reduces blood pressure. They block receptors in the heart stimulated by noradrenaline (i.e. decreases sympathetic nervous system activity. b) Rotter (1966) suggested that it is not the source of stresses that are important, but how people feel about them, especially whether

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