Ambient Stressors

Ambient Stressors

One of the primary ambient stressors that I have encountered where I reside will be noise pollution. Noise pollution can be regarded as one of the items that have been embedded in my current environment, further acting as an ambient stressor. One of the sources of noise pollution that I experienced will focus on industrial activities. A lot of manufacturing industries or organizations had been established in the region where I resided. Furthermore, some buildings in the same areas were being constructed. The noise from the industries and the construction sites further contributed to the noise pollution I was experiencing. I employed the use of earplugs, which helped to minimize the exposure to some of the noise. Some of the noise that contributed to noise pollution will also focus on noisy equipment and lawnmowers, which were used in these areas (Honold, Leandro, & van der Meer, 2015).

The next source of noise pollution will focus on transportation. The area which I resided in was highly busy. This meant that there were a lot of vehicles on the road that would constantly make noise. The overwhelming noise pollution from vehicles could be heard in the evening and during the morning. The main reason why noise pollution was highly evident during those hours was because of heavy traffic. The noise pollution I experienced can be regarded as an ambient stressor since it prevented me from being productive. The same item contributed to low quality sleep during the hours mentioned above. Furthermore, noise pollution led to the development of chronic stress (Weiten, Dunn, & Hammer, 2014).

The next item that will serve as an ambient stressor will focus on air pollution. I experienced this stressor in the area I resided in, which plagued me with noise pollution. The sources of air pollution will focus on the manufacturing industries in the area, exhaust fumes from the vehicles passing by, and the dust from the construction sites that were also nearby. This particular stressor further led to the development of illnesses such as bronchitis, headaches, bronchitis, and nausea. The two mentioned items that serve as ambient stressors led me to move out due to excessive ambient stress. My sleep quality was depreciating, and I was still falling ill with other health conditions such as pneumonia. I managed to move to another area with no noise and air pollution since the two had led to the development of various health conditions that could have been avoided. The move to another region improved my health since I was not experiencing excessive ambient stress.

References

Honold, J., Leandro, M., & van der Meer, E. (2015). Coping with ambient stress: factorial structure and stressor-specificity of a general scale/Afrontamiento del estrés ambiental: estructura factorial y especificidad de estresores en una escala general. Psyecology, 6(1), 73-102.

Weiten, W., Dunn, D. S., & Hammer, E. Y. (2014). Psychology applied to modern life: Adjustment in the 21st century. Cengage Learning.