The Daily Apple™© Volume 2, Number 3

The Daily Apple™© Volume 2, Number 3

Monday, February 11, 2013 PGY 40 Day #226

The Daily Apple™© Volume 2, Number 3

From Dr. Mike & Infinity Health Solutions

www.ihealsolutions.com  

RELAXATION

Relaxation is part of the Comprehensive Health Care, Self Care, Best Care, Health and Wellness programs we advocate.

Go to Health™ (@Dr_Mike_IHS) tweeted at 9:10 p.m. Sun, Feb 10:

Good reminder. Learn to relax with us @ihealsolutions >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Relax! You’ll Be More Productive 

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Click on the link above to find a useful review and reminder regarding the VALUE of RELAXATION in the Sunday, February 10, 2013 New York Times.  Join us ... we will help you "learn" to relax.  If you have not yet done so, please review blog pages labeled, "stress management", "The Stress Management Workbook and The Daily Apple™© to get up to speed.

Today, I will post a few more pages from The ORIGINAL Stress Management Workbook ...

Please email or comment on the blog if you have questions and let us know if you have any formatting suggestions.

Thanks,

Dr. Mike

 

Signs and

Symptoms of

Stress

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SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS

Symptoms:Unpleasant subjective feelings that correspond to physiological or bodily changes.

LIST OF SYMPTOMS
Palpitations	Decreased interest in sex	Thoughts or fears of failure
Chest pain	Insomnia	Irritability
Unexplained sweats	Loss of appetite	Jaw pain
Headache	Neck pain	Tooth pain
Abdominal pain	Back pain	Worry about being sick
Diarrhea	Fatigue	Tension
Constipation	Confusion	Repetitive thoughts
Aches and pains	Agitation	Trouble breathing
Increased interest in sex	Anxiety	Other

            Symptoms are subjective feelings that correspond to physiological or bodily changes.  Stressors may produce bodily responses that are not noticeable to the individual.  In other words, a person may be under stress without symptoms.  Also, a person may be under stress and be experiencing pleasure.  That is, stress may be associated with no feelings, with unpleasant body sensations (symptoms), or with feelings of well-being (pleasure).  Excess stress, however, is almost universally associated with unpleasant bodily sensations, that is, symptoms.  Symptoms may also represent bodily changes corresponding to pathology or disease.  The untrained individual is usually unable to differentiate between symptoms from stress and symptoms from disease.

            Scale 1 which follows is a listing of symptoms that are commonly seen with psychosocial stress.  Filling it out will accomplish two goals: Goal 1 is to allow you to identify symptoms that you usually experience when under psychosocial stress (column headed “Past Stressful Times”).  This will enable you to build your individual profile.  When you notice one of your stress symptoms, you can then recognize what is happening and work to change the situation.  Goal 2 is to allow you to explore the extent to which you are currently under stress (column headed “Past Two Weeks”).

Above is Page 7 > 8 of The Stress Management Workbook modified to enable blog posting

8________________________________THE STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKBOOK

SCALE 1-SYMPTOMS OF STRESS

For each of the listed symptoms, write in the number from 1 to 5 that approximates the extent to which you have experienced it.  Comment or give examples to clarity your answers and write in “X” if you do not know.  When in doubt, choose the higher number.

            5                      4                      3                      2                      1                      X

       Daily               Weekly           Monthly          Rarely             Never      Do Not Know

* Code: A, active relaxation methods helpful; P, passive relaxation methods helpful.  (See text for further explanation.)

PAST TWO WEEKS	PAST STRESSFUL TIMES
A*________ A ________ A ________ A ________ A ________ A ________ A ________     ________	__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________	1. Palpitations (pounding in chest, heart skipping) Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 2. Chest pain Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 3. Unexplained sweats Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 4. Headache Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 5. Abdominal pain Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 6. Diarrhea Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 7. Constipation Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 8. Increased or decreased interest in sex Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STRESS___________________________________________9   

PAST TWO WEEKS	PAST STRESSFUL WEEKSTIMES
________     ________ A ________ A ________     ________ P ________ A ________ P ________ P ________ A ________ P ________	__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________	9. Insomnia (sleeplessness) Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 10. Loss of appetite Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 11. Neck pain Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 12. Back pain Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 13. Fatigue Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 14. Confusion Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 15. Agitation Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 16. Anxiety (worry) Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 17. Keep thinking about a problem––can’t get it out of your mind Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 18. Trouble breathing Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 19. Thoughts or fears of failure Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________

 

Page 10 from The Stress Management Workbook, below

10_________________________________THE STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKBOOK

            5                      4                      3                      2                      1                      X

PAST TWO WEEKS	PAST STRESSFUL TIMES
________ A ________ A ________     ________     ________ A ________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________	__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________	20. Irritability Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 21. Aches and pains Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 22. Jaw pain Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 23. Tooth pain Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 24. Worry about being sick Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 25. Tension (tightness of muscles) Comment: ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 26. Other ______________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  To be Continued ...

Contact me by email or by commenting on this blog, if you have questions, comments, or suggestions.

Dr. Mike

Michael F. Mascia, MD, MPH

dr.mike@ihealsolutions.com