Interesting facts

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The adult human brain weighs about 1,300—1,400 g.

The adult human brain is about 2% of the total body weight.

The elephant brain weighs about 6,000 g.

The cat brain weighs about 30 g.

The average human brain is 140 mm wide.

The average human brain is 167 mm long.

The average human brain is 93 mm high.

The human brain has about 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) neurons.

The octopus brain has about 300 million neurons.

The total surface area of the cerebral cortex is about 2500 sq. cm.

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Interesting facts

A three-year study conducted by a large corporation showed that 60 percent of employee absences were due to psychological problems such as stress.

• Many studies suggest that psychologically demanding jobs that allow employees little control over the work process increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

• On the basis of research it is widely believed that job stress increases the risk for development of back and upper- extremity musculoskeletal disorders.

• Several studies suggest that differences in rates of mental health problems (such as depression and burnout) for various occupations are due partly to differences in job stress levels.

Encyclopaedia of Occupational Safety and Health

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How do you manage stress? Describe one of the stressful situations you experienced last week and explain how you managed the proper level of stress.

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Stress management: visualization

1. Picture yourself near a stream.

2. Birds are singing in the crisp, cool mountain air.

3. Nothing can bother you here.

4. No one knows this secret place.

5. You are in total seclusion from that place called the world.

6. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air.

7. The water is clear.

8. You can easily make out the face of the person whose head you're holding under the water.

9. There now, feeling better?

Expressions for high stress days

1. You! Off my planet!!

2. Well, this day was a total waste of makeup.

3. Allow me to introduce my selves.

4. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.

5. Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet.

6. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?

7. Earth is full. Go home.

8. Is it time for your medication or mine?

9. When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.

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An executive came back from an assertiveness course. It had been suggested that he place a card on his desk to remind himself of what he had learned. So he carefully wrote out:

BE DECISIVE

Then he stood back to look at it, considered it, and carefully added a question mark:

BE DECISIVE?

A PSYCHOTIC killer had finally been trapped by the police in his hide-out. A martial arts expert, a counsellor and a hypnotherapist all volunteered to get him out.

The martial arts expert broke open the door with a well-aimed kick and then dived to the attack. There was a sound of gun-fire and his dead body was flung out.

The counsellor then walked very slowly towards the house and began to reason with the killer. Then a single shot hit him in the leg and he fell to the ground.

Despite all warnings the hypnotherapist was determined to try, and approached the house. Ten minutes later he emerged, hand in hand with the unarmed killer.

"How did you manage it?" everyone was anxious to know. "Why didn't he shoot you too?"

"Simple. I merely regressed him to childhood: he couldn't hurt me with a water-pistol!