Emotions Associated With Stress
This page
lists some common emotions related to stress. The excerpts are taken
from the
Clarocet Encyclopedia.
Anxiety Chapter
".....There is no disputing the fact that fear and anxiety are normal
parts of life. However, in order to fully understand what an anxiety
disorder is, it is important to note the difference between the two
emotional responses.
Fear is a rational emotional response to a
real threat.
Anxiety is an irrational emotional response to an imagined threat...."Go
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Helplessness Chapter
".....A sense of helplessness can be specific or general. A person
can feel helpless in various important roles in life, such as lover,
spouse, parents, child, student, professional, and employee. Also,
helplessness can be related to certain kinds of situations and demands,
such as shopping for clothes, buying presents, chatting at a party,
making repairs and so forth. Although these kinds of specific
helplessness are important, the focus in this section is on general
helplessness. General helplessness is the conviction that one is
helpless most of the time in most social roles and in most
situations....."
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Mood
Fluctuations Chapter
".....Before
defining the word mood, it is useful to look at ways in which the word
is used in speech. You might hear such statements as,
"I'm not in the mood to watch a movie
tonight," "I'm in the mood for pizza," "I'm in a bad mood," "I'm in the
mood to take a ride," and so forth. 'I'm in the Mood for Love' is the
title of a song that was popular some years ago. All uses of the word
mood suggest that it is a vagrant psychological event. Mood can be
defined as follows: a transient, involuntary emotional state....."
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Procrastination Chapter
".....Everyone
procrastinates occasionally. It has been said that to err is human. It
could be
just as
well said that to procrastinate is human. However, the kind of
procrastination under discussion is not of the infrequent, occasional
kind. No, the procrastination of present concern is a disturbing
personality trait that interferes with individual relationships. This
kind of procrastination can be referred to as chronic procrastination,
or 'the tomorrow syndrome'....."
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