Introduction
� What is stress?
In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension (MedicineNet, 2015)
� Thesis statement: This essay will explore how modern life is more stressful than the past, taking evidence from two countries, the UK and USA over the last three decades.
� Route Map:
– Three causes of stress in modern life: internet, rising living costs and modern day work pressures.
– The effects of stress: increase of illnesses such as insomnia and heart disease in the UK and USA.
Main Body
Three causes of stress
1. Advances in internet:
– Wireless internet connections from phones, computers, in public areas are common in modern day compared to the past and social media has become popular.
– Advance in internet means people are pressured to follow the social trends and are constantly connected to the outside world (Oxby, 2015)
– According to Internet Live Stats (2014): USA ranked number 2 in the world for highest number of internet users & UK ranked number 9 in 2014.
2. Rising living costs
– Living costs have increase in the UK and USA compared to the past causing financial stress for people (Silvera, 2013).
– Stress caused by not being able to pay bills, food prices and taxes that come with increase living cost.
3. Work pressure
– Jobs demand more from people compared to the past, longer working hours for lower wages.
– In the UK: Over 105 million working days are lost to stress each year, affecting 1 in 5 workers (Stress Management Society, 2015).
– In the USA: 8 in 10 Americans are stressed out about their jobs (Huffington Post, 2013).
Two effects of stress
1. Insomnia
– Stress increases Insomnia, as it leads to the brain overworking at night and being unable to sleep (HealthLine, 2014).
– UK: A third of people suffer from insomnia in modern day (NHS Choices, 2015)
– USA: 1 in 4 US workers suffers from insomnia (Boyles, 2011)
– Compare with statistics from 1980 to show increase in Insomnia in modern day.
2. Heart disease
– Stress increases risk of heart disease because the high levels of stress create hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol that cause the blood to clot (MedicineNet, 2015).
– Compare statistics on stress over last 3 decades in UK and USA.
Conclusion
� Restate the main points: three causes of stress and two effects
� Restate thesis statement
� Final comment
References
Boyles, S. (2011) Sleep Disorders Health Centers. Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/news/20110831/about-1-in-4-us-workers-has-insomnia
HealthLine (2015) The effects of stress on the body. Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health/stress/effects-on-body
HealthLine (2014) Insomnia Causes. Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health/insomnia-causes#Overview1
Huffington Post (2013) Work stress on the rise: 8 in 10 Americans are stressed about their jobs, survey finds. Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/work-stress-jobs-americans_n_3053428.html
Internet Live Stats (2014) Internet Users by country 2014. Retrieved from https://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users-by-country/
MedicineNet (2015) Definition of stress. Retrieved from https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20104
MedicineNet (2015) Heart Disease and Stress. Retrieved from https://www.medicinenet.com/stress_and_heart_disease/related-conditions/index.htm
NHS Choices (2015) Insomnia. Retrieved from https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Insomnia/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Oxby, M. (2015) Why the internet stresses me out. Retrieved from https://martinoxby.com/personal/why-the-internet-stresses-me-out/
Silvera, I. (2013) UK Wages rise in 2014 as living costs jump. Retrieved from https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/towers-watson-wages-research-uk-worldwide-study-514660
Stress management society (2015) Practical help to ease stress in the workplace. Retrieved from https://www.stress.org.uk/Stress-at-work.aspx
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