{"id":961,"date":"2016-01-12T05:59:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T10:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/policepsychologyblog.com\/?p=961"},"modified":"2016-02-10T10:38:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T15:38:36","slug":"police-psychology-the-opposite-of-chronic-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/policepsychologyblog.com\/?p=961","title":{"rendered":"Police Psychology| The Opposite of Chronic \u201cStress?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">What\u2019s the Seventh Grade Science Term for the Opposite of Chronic \u201cStress?\u201d<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">(Hint: Two words, a total of nine syllables)\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Doug Gentz , Ph.D- Psychological Services<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Along with intentions to abstain from junk food and resist general slothfulness, most of us try to avoid \u201cstress.\u201d Maybe as long as we\u2019re committed to steering clear of \u201cstress\u201d we could define the opposite so <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-968\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"968\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/policepsychologyblog.com\/?attachment_id=968\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress1.jpg?fit=1204%2C884\" data-orig-size=\"1204,884\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Psychological Services&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;03Chronic \\&quot;stress\\&quot; vs Autonomic Homeostasis no background&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Police Psychology, Stress\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress1.jpg?fit=614%2C451\" class=\" wp-image-968 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress1.jpg?resize=402%2C295\" alt=\"Police Psychology\" width=\"402\" height=\"295\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress1.jpg?resize=300%2C220 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress1.jpg?resize=768%2C564 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress1.jpg?resize=1024%2C752 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress1.jpg?w=1204 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a>we have a better focus on what we\u2019re trying to achieve. Qualifying at the range is more likely when you try to hit the target instead of just trying not to shoot the berm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Managing \u201cstress\u201d is mostly about managing the part of your body called the autonomic nervous system.It has two branches \u2013 the sympathetic (which is all about excitement and tension) and the parasympathetic (which is all about relaxing). One or the other is always dominant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The autonomic system is mostly automatic. It\u2019s not normally under conscious control. Only two <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">of the functions in the partial list to the left are vulnerable to direct, deliberate control <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(respiration and muscle tension.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fortunately, anytime we perceive a threat in the environment, our sympathetic system kicks into high gear and odds of survival go up. Unfortunately, thanks to our human brains which give us vivid memory and imagination, we also frequently get sympathetically activated when we remember or anticipate threats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Chronic \u201cstress\u201d (and all stress related illnesses) occur when, over time, a <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-969\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"969\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/policepsychologyblog.com\/?attachment_id=969\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress2.jpg?fit=495%2C321\" data-orig-size=\"495,321\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Psychological Services&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;03Chronic \\&quot;stress\\&quot; vs Autonomic Homeostasis no background&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chronic stress\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress2.jpg?fit=495%2C321\" class=\" wp-image-969 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress2.jpg?resize=263%2C171\" alt=\"chronic stress\" width=\"263\" height=\"171\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress2.jpg?resize=300%2C195 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress2.jpg?w=495 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a>person accumulates many more SNS activations than balancing PSNS activations. PSNS activations allow us to recover from the costly effects of SNS activations. If SNS activations were like charges on your credit card account and PSNS activations were like payments, then over time you would get into deep financial trouble if you only paid the minimum. Your account balance would continue to increase resulting in greater debt and your economic condition would become fragile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">When we get closer to balancing our sympathetic activations with an appropriate amount of parasympathetic activations, we significantly reduce the chances of the many bad outcomes associated with chronic \u201cstress.\u201d As in building <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-970\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"970\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/policepsychologyblog.com\/?attachment_id=970\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress3.jpg?fit=495%2C321\" data-orig-size=\"495,321\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Psychological Services&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;03Chronic \\&quot;stress\\&quot; vs Autonomic Homeostasis no background&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chronic stress2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress3.jpg?fit=495%2C321\" class=\" wp-image-970 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress3.jpg?resize=275%2C179\" alt=\"chronic stress2\" width=\"275\" height=\"179\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress3.jpg?resize=300%2C195 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/policepsychologyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gentz-stress3.jpg?w=495 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>physical strength, the recovery is just as important as the exercise. As in personal finance, staying economically healthy means you manage to \u201cpay the balance\u201d every month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The physiological term for the opposite of chronic stress is Autonomic Homeostasis (an autonomic nervous system with a balance of sympathetic and parasympathetic activations). This is a great target to aim for if you\u2019re committed to enhancing your personal health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Blog Administrator: Gary S. Aumiller, Ph.D.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Please share this article from down below.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Please join the email list on the top of the sidebar and you can get these sent to your email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Come back regularly for more updated blogs on police psychology<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s the Seventh Grade Science Term for the Opposite of Chronic \u201cStress?\u201d (Hint: Two words, a total of nine syllables)\u00a0 by Doug Gentz , Ph.D- Psychological Services Along with intentions to abstain from junk food and resist general slothfulness, most of us try to avoid \u201cstress.\u201d Maybe as long as we\u2019re committed to steering clear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17168885],"tags":[17168797,17168831],"class_list":["post-961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stress","tag-police-psychology","tag-police-stress"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6203,"url":"http:\/\/policepsychologyblog.com\/?p=6203","url_meta":{"origin":961,"position":0},"title":"Police Psychology |  Stress Inoculation:  Not Just for Gunfights","author":"Gary Aumiller","date":"July 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Police Psychology | Stress Inoculation:\u00a0 Not Just for Gunfights by Patricia A. 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