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Stress

Stress
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Key Info
  • Stress
  • Duration: 03:15
  • Professor Kathy Sykes investigates what stress is and how it can be managed. When the body responds to stress, chemicals are released into the body. If more of these chemicals are produced than are actually needed this can lead to anxiety and depression in the longterm. Professor Sykes suggests ways of de-stressing. This clip was first published as part of 'Headroom': bbc.co.uk/headroom/. Please note this clip is only available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    Society Health and Development

       Topic:

    Patient Centred Health

  • Keywords: lifestyle, stress, therapy, mental health, emotion, relaxation
Ideas for use in class
  • Investigate alternative/complementary therapies that may be used to help reduce stress.
Background details
  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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