ulcers, high blood pressure, and premenstrual stress are examples of .
stress-related disorders. (Funk & Wagnall's.) Respiratory disorders .
also can be affected by stress. Most common of these is asthma which .
may be caused by emotional upsets. (Funk & Wagnall's.) In addition, .
emotional stress can cause or aggravate many skin disorders, from .
those that produce itching, tickling, and pain to those that cause .
rashes and pimples. Treatment of stress-related disorders is sometimes .
limited to relieving the particular physical symptom involved; for .
example, hypertension may be controlled with drugs. (Funk & .
Wagnall's.) Psychological treatments are attempts to help the person .
to relieve the source of stress or to learn to deal with it. .
Combinations of physical and psychological treatments are often .
recommended. There are many type of "toys," that help deal with stress .
also, these are things that you can buy at a local store or make at .
home. These things consist of toys like the stress balloon, this lets .
you get rid of stress and frustration by tightly gripping a balloon .
filled with flour. Another stress toy would be the stress puppet, a .
doughy-like figure shaped as little person, or a cotton filled doll .
that you can slam to temporarily to get rid of your stress and .
frustration. More accessible methods are drumming your fingers, .
shaking your feet, or deep breathing.
You can test your stress by taking the stress test or exercise .
electrocardiography, a test that evaluates the performance of the.
heart by subjecting it to controlled amounts of physical stress. .
(Appley, M. H., and Trumbull, R. A.) Some examples of these tests .
would be walking on a treadmill while measuring the heart's reaction .
to an increased demand for oxygen. The test ends when the patient .
reaches a predetermined heart rate or experiences chest pain or .
fatigue. Not very long ago some Physicians realized that many people .
are much more vulnerable to disease and illness when they suffer from .
