Technostress

Techno Stress is a specific category of the phenomenon of stress. Techno stress is caused in everyday situations, in which there is an excessive demand of the user with new technical equipment or systems. Techno Stress is a physical reaction to the strong psychological stress which may be caused by the technology. In many ways, it stands for the resistance to change, which bring new technologies introduced with it.

Stress response

In a stress reaction, all sense organs are set to the perception of danger. The body releases increased amounts of stress hormones. This results in seconds a " mobilization " of the body. Pulse, blood pressure and breathing rate. Energy suppliers are released, the muscles tense and nervous system gets into trouble. The affected person is nervous and tense. In the case of techno stress the physical reaction of the body makes it difficult to cope with the problem situation. The body responds with increasingly violent reactions and the person gets into an increasingly stressful situation to a mental defense reaction occurs. It is built up a real resistance to the cause of the physical being. So it is almost entirely impossible to create the existing problem and the excessive demands of the world. The task can not be fulfilled only with great difficulty or at all.

Avoidance of Techno Stress

Opposite Techno Stress can proceed with the following measures:

• User-friendly software and hardware designed.
• Maintain an open attitude towards technology.
• Get themselves with specialists help.
• Making through training and further education familiar with new technical devices.
• Turning away from the technology.

Symptoms

Techno stress manifests itself in typical stress symptoms, they may be psychological but also physical.

Psychological effects are:

• Difficulty concentrating and forgetfulness
• Nervousness and restlessness
• Vague fears and panic attacks
• Constant fatigue, partly due to insomnia
• Anger and depressive mood
• Increasing alcohol, cigarette consumption and tablets

Physical effects are:

• Heart; the heart rate increases permanently, palpitations and even heart pain
• Circuit; cold hands and feet, dizziness
• Muscles; Muscle tension, headaches and back pain, tremors and teeth grinding
• Breathing; Breathing difficulties such as shortness of breath, or hoarseness
• Water balance; Sweating, wet hands and feet, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, diarrhea, constipation
• Immune system; protracted colds, frequent infections, allergies

Typical complications are high blood pressure, due to the increased activity of the heart. This is followed in most cases, heart attacks. By changing eating habits and digestive problems can occur over or under weight and gastrointestinal ulcers.