individuals had a signifi cant negative eff ect on physical health — stress causes an increase in notated high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack. With regard to cognitive function, important negatives include noted degradation of long- and short-term memory, situational awareness, ability to communicate, risk assessment and vestibular function (balance), and the potential for a profound psychological impact. These include depression, high divorce rate, a marked lower quality of life and higher incident of suicide. Systemic stress inhibits long-term potentiation. This is an important biological model of synaptic plasticity which is the ability of the brain to function properly and acts like an insulator between two electrodes. It causes hippocampal
atrophy (associated with dementia), impairs learning, facilitates long- term depression, contributes to brain aging, causes many generalized behavioral changes, is implicated in many neuropsychiatric disorders and depresses the immune system. It also modulates neurotrophic factors, especially brain-derived neurotrophic factor that is an important feature in the production of proteins that regenerate nerve cells. According to research cited by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 40 percent of employees believe their jobs are “very” or “extremely” stressful and at least 26 percent of employees feel “burned out” at work. The American Psychological Association reports that job stress costs U.S. companies about $300 billion per year in absenteeism,
productivity loss, turnover and health care costs. Holy cow! How many of us would categorize ourselves as being in a high-stress environment? Are we all doomed?
FINDING A MIDDLE GROUND Interestingly, moderately-stressed people perform better, are more productive, eff ective and effi cient, have lower absenteeism, are healthier overall and live longer than individuals in a no-stress environment. In moderately-stressed individuals, the adrenaline injection into our body is abated and our thought process stays in control where logical decisions are made through insightful observations. Have I confused you yet? Here the clincher: pushed beyond this state is a tipping point and you
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