Stress as an adaptive mechanism and a cultural construct

This Bachelor's dissertation concerns a stress issue. There is a big effort to create a complete insight into this phenomenon from many points of view, which consider natural and social sciences. This thesis is structurally divided into four parts, rather four points of view, where each part contains a small conclusion. The first part concerns biological perspective. Definition of stress, its history, also types and division of stress can be found there. Furthermore, there is a description of a physiological reaction and illnesses coming from stress. The second part is about a perspective of evolution and evolutionary psychology. The origin and function of adaptive mechanisms are concluded in this part as well as some of the essential adaptive problems. The next part searches for the cultural roles emphasizing some of the stressors. This chapter contains a list of the important phenomenons of the western culture and dealing with stress in a positive way. The final section of this bachelor's dissertation concerns stress as a cultural construct. The essence of that part is a description of a cultural position in the researches on stress. The studies related to the perception of the stressful situation are presented there. The conclusion of this Bachelor's thesis contains own reflection and..