EFFECT OF TIME INDUCED STRESS IN BLOOD PRESSURE

Aim: To research on the effect of time induced stress in blood pressure Background: The body produces a surge of hormones when one is in a stressful These hormones temporarily increase the blood pressure by causing the heart to beat faster and the blood vessels to narrow. Reason: This research is to create awareness on short term stress related spikes in the blood pressure up over time may put one, at a risk of developing long term high blood pressure Results: The individuals had temporary increase of the blood pressure which indicates prehypertension.


EFFECT OF TIME INDUCED STRESS IN BLOOD PRESSURE
Subeeksha.V.S* and Jothi Priya artment of Physiology, Saveetha Dental College.

A B S T R A C T
Aim: To research on the effect of time induced stress in blood pressure Background: The body produces a surge of hormones when one is in a stressful These hormones temporarily increase the blood pressure by causing the heart to beat faster and the blood vessels to narrow. Reason: This research is to create awareness on short term stress related spikes in the blood pressure up over time may put one, at a risk of developing long term high blood pressure Results: The individuals had temporary increase of the blood pressure which indicates prehypertension.
kind of demand or , the body's defence mechanism kicks into high gear in a rapid, automatic process flight" reaction, or the stress response. [5] Its just not the routine or negative or traumatic s ,it is also the time that causes stress. Stress comes from time, demands and pressure of the recent past and anticipated time, demands and pressures of the near future. [1] It's been clear for some time that psychological stress is linked to high essure, or hypertension, but the reason is unknown. [3] Situational stress is the most common type of stress. Situational stress is something when a body is subjected to a stress, the body reacts by releasing stress (adrenaline and cortisol) into the blood. These hormones prepare the body for the "fight or flight" response by making the heart beat faster and constricting blood vessels to get more blood to the core of the body instead of the extremities. [6] Constriction of blood vessels and increase in heart rate does raise blood pressure, but only temporarily, , blood pressure returns to fects are generally short-lived and . But there are cases which the situation stress can lead to chronic stress, only if the situation stress becomes a routine or habit which in-turn leads to various diseases and disorders including anxiety, depression, digestive problems, headaches, heart disease, , weight gain or loss, memory and study shows that highlystressed people can respond to their pressures by smoking and drinking more, exercising less and eating unhealthily which can lead to longer-term increases in blood pressure. The easiest way to reduce stress that can indirectly influence hypertension is to avoid those unhealthy behaviours that contribute to this condition. [3] It while the link between stress and high blood pressure (HBP hypertension) is still being studied because there's no proof that stress by itself causes long

MATERIALS AND METHODS
The study was conducted among the students of saveetha dental college and hospitals, Chennai, India. population consists of 60 individuals within the age group of 18-25 years. The students were assessed for change in blood pressure in two different types of process.
1. Examinations, before their exam the blood pressure were monitored using sphygmomanomete process was repeated after their exam using the same sphygmomanometer. (30 individuals). 2. Timely reporting to college, blood pressure were monitored in students who came to college before reporting time i.e, 8:00am using sphygmomanometer and the process was done in students who came after 8:00am to college. (30 individuals).

RESULTS
The normal blood pressure of human is 120 mm hg systolic and 80 mm hg diastolic. The blood pressure the two different processes.
be more the 120 mm hg and less than 140 mm hg and the diastolic pressure were found to be more than 81mm hg and less than 95 mm hg. There mean difference of the blood pressure was found to be 130/86 mm hg before examination and after examination it was 120/78 mm hg. 2. During the second process, the students who came before the reporting time i.e, 8:00am the systolic pressure were found to be less than 122 mm hg and more than 105 mm hg and their diastolic pressure was found to be less than 81 mm hg and more than 70 mm hg. The mean difference of the blood pressure was found to be 117/78 mm hg before and 129/84.

DISCUSSION
Although the magnitude of effect was relatively small, results suggest the relevance of the control of psychological stress to the non-therapeutic management of high blood pressure. [10] The result shows that, in both the cases time is influenced in their situational stress leading to prehypertension. The blood pressure increased when the individuals feared that they are running out of time. [7] A natural emotional and physical response to any situation where you feel you need to either cope or respond more than usual is termed as stress. Although a stressful situation temporarily raises blood pressure by releasing stress hormones that quicken heart rate and narrow blood vessels, blood pressure eventually returns to normal levels once the stress trigger disappear. [10] But often, stress leads to unhealthy behaviours. Some people deal with stress by overeating and not eating the right foods, smoking or drinking alcohol, or discontinuing physical activity. Factors like obesity and a high-salt diet contribute to hypertension, thus stress has an indirect connection to hypertension. [8] Reducing stress can help lower high blood pressure. [9] Stress is a normal part of life. But too much stress can lead to emotional, psychological and even physical problemsincluding heart disease, high blood pressure, chest pains or irregular heart beats. [7] If the thought of developing hypertension is stressing you out, visit a doctor and get blood pressure checked. Find out what your blood pressure should be and keep track of it. Manage stress successfully by avoiding unhealthy behaviours do not smoke, limit alcoholic intake, give up junk food, maintain a healthy weight, and also managing time. [2] CONCLUSION Association between time and stress has been established. Stressful events are thought to influence the pathogenesis of physical disease by causing negative affective states (eg, feelings of anxiety and depression), which in turn exert direct effects on biological processes or behavioural pat-terns that influence disease risk. [6] Though time induced stress seems to be normal but this research is to create awareness that short time stress related spikes in the body added up over time lead one at a risk of developing chronic stress and that in-turn leads to long term high blood pressure.so, thereby concluding that it is also necessary to manage time in order to manage stress.