Psychological Stress

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Self-defeating thoughts are a
way in which we almost deliberately block attainment of our needs. If in our heads, we have this preconceived
notion that we are incapable of obtaining something that we want or that others could not possibly love us, we
create a self-fulfilling prophecy. I used the word "deliberately" in describing self-doubt because we have the
ability to change these misinformed thoughts.
Major life changes whether it be positive or negative can lead to very stressful situations. In
our society, many people fall into a rut of everyday life and fear change to their daily routines. When any kind of
change occurs it is very traumatic. There are many changes in ones career that can cause stress. Starting a new
career or getting a new job is a major change that will produce stress. The feeling of being accepted in the
organization and learning the companies ways of doing things are stressful. Other changes in one’s life resulting
in stress ...

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plans. It is tough to decide which group of friends you want to hang out with. Avoidance/avoidance is
the opposite of approach/approach. When you have to decide between two unattractive choices or goals, stress
sets in. This has occurred to me this past month or so in deciding what I am going to take for my accounting
elective. All of my options are very unappealing. Decisions may arise where both objects that you are to chose
from have both attractive and unattractive components. This type of conflict can be categorized as
approach/avoidance conflict. An example of this type could be in finding a house. If you have found the house of
your dreams for an amazingly low ...

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