Question

Give 4 examples of how stress affects one’s physical health.?

Answer 1

Example 1. A woman who went throgh a break up goes through a very difficult time where she is not able to sleep a night properly for several days and keeps ruminating about the past. This causes hypertension and severe headaches to this woman.

Example 2. A man who has a very high pressure job, expereinces high stress for a long period of time. The cortisol level in his body increases and gives rise retinal damage.

Example 3. A teenager, who is bullied at school expereinces stress, and starts to avois his frinds and school and develops pains in his body and also expreinces fatigue.

Example 4. A marries person who has high stress expereinces sexual difficulties and is not able to perform sexually.