Stress - an integral part of our lives.Due to this resistance of the human body to negative factors can not only fall, but rise.It is quite another - distress.This state has an extremely detrimental effect on the human body.It is this phenomenon will be discussed in this article.
Stress, distress, eustress
The famous doctor and biologist of world renown, as well as Director of the International Institute of Stress in Montreal Hans Selye proposed to distinguish between such polar function of stress.It was he who introduced additional concepts: eustress and distress.Actually stress - it is important for the body's mechanism for conflict adverse external influences.Also under the influence of eustress takes maximum mobilization of internal resources of the individual.But distress - it is certainly harmful for the human condition.The word translated as "bad luck", "exhaustion."Later, Cellier, after years of research, wrote a book titled "Stress without distress."In it, he describes in detail the nature of the biological concept of stress and provides a so-called code of ethics or code of conduct, following which it is possible to maintain normal levels of stress, to realize their natural potential to express his "I".
Thus, the state of stress, activates and mobilizes the body's called stress.With this all clear.And what is distress?Such a condition is characterized by excessive voltage, in which the body can not adequately respond to the demands of the environment.
condition eustress
While in this state, the person experiences loss of balance.At the same time it has certain resources (physical, mental, ethical, moral, life experience, knowledge base, etc.) In order to solve their tasks.As a rule, the state of eustress briefly, while he actively lost "shallow" adapting the individual provisions.This is manifested in problems of communication (speech gets off, the person can not articulate and express their thoughts), temporary lapses in memory, somatic reactions (short-term blackout, rush of blood to the skin, heart palpitations, etc..).But at the same time the individual mental functions (memory, thinking, imagination) and physiological functions of the body take place much better.Eustress When a person feels the rise of the internal forces.
term "distress»
In psychology, the term refers to a condition that adversely affects the body, dezorganizuyusche affects the behavior and human activities.This phenomenon can cause dysfunctional and pathological disorders.Distress - a destructive process, which is characterized by the deterioration of the flow of psychophysiological functions.As a rule, this is long over-voltage stress at which mobilized and spent all the reserves of adaptation (as "superficial" and "deep").Often, this reaction of the body goes into mental illnesses: psychosis, neurosis.
reasons
distress - a condition that develops as a result:
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prolonged inability to satisfy their physiological needs (lack of air, food, water, heat);
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unusual, inappropriate living conditions (eg, forced residence in the mountains, where the concentration of the air is different from the usual);
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damage the body, disease, injury, prolonged pain;
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prolonged negative emotions.
Consequences
Naturally, such a state of good health can not be held.Tension in the distress becomes very strong, there is excessive fussiness and braking.Man is difficult to control attention, he is distracted by all the little things that start to annoy.Often it is too captures the attention on anything.Solving the problem, the person can not find a way and a long time to fixate on it.Also, when distress comes memory impairment.Even a few times to read a simple text, a person can not remember it.Develop and deviations in the speech: the patient "swallows" the words, stutters, increasing the number of interjections, words-parasites.Deteriorating quality of thinking, only simple mental operations are stored in the distress.There is a narrowing of consciousness: the patient stops responding to humor.Joke with a person in such a state, it is not recommended - it just did not understand the joke.
Respiratory distress syndrome
This is a very severe manifestation of respiratory failure in which hypoxia, non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, violation of external respiration.As a result of a sharp decline in ventilation and oxygenation of the body there is oxygen deficiency of the brain and heart, which can be life-threatening.Such a reaction may develop as a result of:
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viral, bacterial, fungal pneumonia;
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sepsis;
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flowing long and pronounced anaphylactic or septic shock;
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aspiration of water, vomit;
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chest injuries;
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inhalation of toxic and irritating substances (chlorine, ammonia, phosgene, pure oxygen);
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pulmonary embolism;
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venous fluid overload;
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burns;
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autoimmune processes;
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drug overdose.
Symptoms
for this state is characterized by a succession of stages that reflect the pathological changes in the lung:
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Stage 1: In the first 6 hours after exposure to the stress factor no complaints, clinical changes are not detected.
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2nd stage: after 6-12 hours is the development of increasing shortness of breath, cyanosis, tachycardia, a cough with frothy sputum and blood-streaked, blood oxygen content falls steadily.
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3rd stage: after 12-24 hours breathing becomes choking, stands frothy pink sputum, picking hypercapnia and hypoxemia, increased central venous pressure, blood - is reduced.
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4th stage: develop hypotension, atrial fibrillation, severe tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, lung and gastrointestinal bleeding, increased levels of creatinine and urea.The result - a depression of consciousness and coma.
Treatment
distress syndrome treated only in the department of intensive care.First, you need:
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eliminate stress damaging factor;
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to correct hypoxemia and acute respiratory failure;
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eliminate multiple organ disorders.
therapy is successful only in the early stages of the disease, as long until it is irreversible destruction of lung tissue.
