There are a number of ways to note stress, particularly of the more dangerous distress which are not immediately evident, but which deserve monitor throughout one's life.
First, general irritability, hyper-excitation or depression is associated with unusual aggressiveness or passive indolence, depending upon one's constitution. It often manifests under what is sometimes called the prima donna complex, personality traits associate with singers, actors military men, scientists,
politicians or anyone who is often the center of attention. It is often called a buildup of self-centeredness. The prima donna is extremely sensitive to stress and criticism, and is vain, by not being sensitive to others' feelings.
Other symptoms from stress, anxiety and depression include a pound in of the heart, which defines high blood pressure, a dryness of the throat or mouth, impulsive behavior or emotional instability, an overpowering urge to cry or hide, and an inability to concentrate or general disorientation. Additional symptoms also include the following: feelings of unreality, weakness or dizzi-ness, fatigue, unspecified fear, emotional tension, trembling or nervous ticks, a tendency to be easily startled by relatively small noises, stuttering, and grinding of teeth, (bruxism). Further symptoms of emotional distress are insomnia hypermotility (the urge to constantly move), sweating and the frequent urge to urinate, diarrhea, headaches, pain in the neck or lower back, loss of appetite or an excessive appetite, addiction to drugs or alcohol, accident proneness and nightmares (Selye, 1956, p. 38).
A certain amount of stress is needed to tune up a person for action and keep one balance. This is true of "eustress" (good-stress) which is the enjoyable part of life and which actually gives purpose to life. On the otherhand, one must understand the limits of endurance prior to the time they are dangerously exceeded.
The most generally used...