● Increase in heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure, creating the need for more oxygen to cells, causing muscles to tense. ● Preparing for microscopic invaders, the immune system goes into inflammatory mode, causing the production of more proteins (Debar, 2023). ● Signs showing the danger of stress overload include the following: ○ Discomfort and inability to relax. ○ Feelings of constant stress. ○ Begin to hide from people and life situations. ○ Problems regulating emotions. ○ Experience symptoms of illness, such as chest pains and headaches (Debar, 2023).
Debar (2023) described stress somewhat differently, suggesting it is a psychological response to any demand. Stress can be eustress or distress. Eustress means good stress, and distress means destructive or damaging stress. Similar to Chu et al. (2024), Debar (2023) documented that the body’s perception of the demand determines how the stress is handled, either in eustress or distress. Physiological changes occurring in the perception of threat include the following: ● Negative thinking in anticipation of something terrible happening. ● Stress hormones produced by the sympathetic nervous system.
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS REDUCTION TIPS FOR COSMETOLOGISTS
According to Aoife Maria Education (2023), burnout is the primary reason for the distress of beauty industry professionals, which they suggest is caused by long work hours, living up to high expectations, and the demands of performing services. Tips for reducing physiological stress include self-care practices and ways to prevent burnout. Self-care practices included getting plenty of rest, eating well and remaining hydrated, relaxing as much as possible, seeking social support, and exercising. Prevention of burnout included: ● Not overloading work schedules. ● Booking time for self. ● Continuous skill development and learning. ● Practicing time management. ● Asking for help when needed or delegating work to others. ● Establishing clear personal and work boundaries (Aoife Maria Education, 2023).
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