Problem
Mental tension
Other Names:
Nervous tensionIntellectual strain
Mental stress
Brain strain
Nature:
Examples of mental stress are high responsibility, long hours, perfectionism, anxiety, and worry. Present-day reasons for increased stress are: rapid and disturbing changes due to modern science and technology; education that creates a spirit of competition and rivalry; the great expansion of cities; the change in values and lifestyles; the break-up of family life and loss of faith and love in mutual relations. This stress or build-up of mental tension does not only result in a lack of peacefulness but causes many physical and mental diseases such as: high blood pressure, insomnia, indigestion, asthmatic ailments, peptic ulcers, heart attacks and even cancer. It lowers man's immunity to diseases and accelerates the process of ageing.
Aggravates:
BruxismNeurosisAlopecia areataMental shockMalapropismsExtrasystoleMental fatigueTension headachesHuman disease and disability Subject(s):
Health Care → Mental healthMedicine → Nervous system
Psychology → Stress
Social Activity → Intellectual work
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST