Apparently, A Little Stress Is Good For Us
A little stress is good for us.
A associate professor at the University Of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences has conducted a study which has determined that low to moderate amounts of stress, each day, might actually be good for your mental health in the long run.
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Here’s what Assaf Oshri says, “some low to moderate level of perceived stress is associated with increased cognitive functioning or better cognitive functioning, and this cognitive functioning was associated with significantly less emotional problems and antisocial behavior problems.”
She also says that daily stressors can help a person become more organized and efficient, and have a plan moving forward.
She also says, “stress motivates us to do things like study for an exam, or we may feel stressed about a pending event, like a vacation or a wedding, but an overwhelming amount of stress in of itself can become problematic.
We need to develop a strategy for dealing with stress, because we will NEVER avoid all stress, and having a way to cope and deal with it effectively is really important.
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Next up, brain scans of participants, so scientists can tell what is going on in the brain that causes stress to be protective in some instances.
To find out more, the study in published in the August issue of Psychiatry Research.
