Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend

Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend ... Speakers: Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist known for her popular explanation of ... Standard Postedby TEDsummaries Postedon May8,2014 Postedunder Uncategorized Comments 10Comments KellyMcGonigal:Howtomakestressyour friend Speakers: KellyMcGonigal,ahealthpsychologistknownforherpopularexplanationofscientificresearch. Summary Kellyhasbeentreatingstressasadiseasethatmakespeoplesick,buthasnowchangedhertune.Astudyassessedpeople’sfeelingsofstress,theirattitudetowardsstress,andcorrelatedagainstpublicdeathrecords.Thepeoplemostlikelytodieweremorestressed,buttheyalsobelievedthatstresswasharmfultotheirhealth.Peoplewhowerehighlystressedbutdidn’tbelieveitwasharmfulweretheleastlikelygrouptodie.Thestudyshowsitisn’tstressthatkillspeople,it’sthebeliefthatstressisharmful.Byreshapinghowyouthinkaboutstress,youcanretoolyourbody’sresponse. Whenstressed,yourheartbeatsfaster,youbreathefaster,andyou’llbreakoutintoasweat.Normallywe’dviewtheseassignsthatyou’renotcopingwell,butpeople couldalsobetaught thatyourbodyispreparingforaction.Bypumpingmorebloodandbreathingmoreyouarepreparingforsomethingdifficult,andreadytotakeonanychallenge. Theharmfulpartofstressisarestrictionofbloodvessels,whichisassociatedwithcardiovasculardisease.Whenpeoplelearntoseestressasapositive,thebloodvesselsdonotconstrict.Thebodyresponselooksmorelikeitisfullofjoy. The nexttimeyouarestressed,thinkaboutitasyourbodypreparingyouforthechallenge. Stressmakesyousocial.Octytocinisaneuralhormonethatprimesyoutostrengthenrelationships,andhelpyourfriends.Itisalsoknownas‘thecuddlehormone’.ButOxytocinisalsoreleasedas astressresponse–tomakeyouwanttotellsomeoneyouarestruggling.Oxytocinisalsoreceivedintheheart,tostrengthen,healandprotectitfromtheeffectsofstress. Asyoureleasemoreofthishormonebybeingstressedorhelpingothers,youincreaseyourstressresilience. Anotherstudylookedathowstressedpeoplewere,howmuchtimetheyhadspenthelpingfamily/friends/theircommunity,andcorrelatedwithpublicdeathrecords.Forthegeneralrespondants,eachmajorstressfulcrisisincreasedtheriskofdyingby30%.However,peoplewhospenttimecaringforothershadnoincreaseinriskofdeathduetostress. Theresultsofstressarechangedbyyourmindset.Whenyouthinkofstressasabenefititactsthatway.Whenyouhelpothers,youbuildresiliencetostress. Whengivenachoicebetweenastressfuljobandonethatislessstressful,Kellyrecommendsthatyoufollowtheonethatgivesyouthemostmeaning,andtrustyourselftohandlethestressthatresults. Sharethis:TwitterFacebookLikethis:LikeLoading... Related 15minKellyMcGonigalmindsetoxytocinpsychologysciencestress Postnavigation ←DavidEpstein:Areathletesreallygettingfaster,better, stronger? RandallMunroe:Comicsthatask“what if?”→ 10thoughtson“KellyMcGonigal:Howtomakestressyour friend” RebloggedthisonIntheKnow,I/OPsychology. Reply Pingback:ComeGestireLoStress-UltimaParte|IlCorpoInMente Veryinteresting,thisisnewtome,too.Ineverlookedatstressthisway.Iwouldliketoreaduponthestudiescited,particularlyonthepositivesideofOxytocin.Thankyou. Reply Pingback:YourMind,YourMaster Pingback:WhyYouNeedStressforaHealthyLife-ThirdRiverHealth Couldyouprovidesourcesforthestudiesyoumention? Reply Hmm,ineverlookedatstressthisway.thanks.. I’mYudiPermana(1922520004),pleasevisitmywebsiteathttps://www.atmaluhur.ac.id/ Reply Pingback:BeMotivated!HealthyWaysYouCanManageStress|Searchversity Pingback:Howtofeelhappiermoreoften-AlissaElephant Pingback:Hoekunjevriendenwordenmetjestress?-IrisSchoonenberg LeaveaReplyCancelreply Enteryourcommenthere... Fillinyourdetailsbeloworclickanicontologin: Email(required)(Addressnevermadepublic) Name(required) Website YouarecommentingusingyourWordPress.comaccount. ( Log Out /  Change ) YouarecommentingusingyourTwitteraccount. ( Log Out /  Change ) YouarecommentingusingyourFacebookaccount. 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