High temperature in summer, be careful of "psychological heat stroke"!

Lian Qing's high temperature weather not only burned the body of the roast, but also faced the test of psychological tolerance. The Health Education and Propaganda Center of the Hunan Provincial Health and Health Commission reminded citizens to: high temperature in summer, be careful of "psychological heat stroke".

When the temperature exceeds 35 degrees Celsius, the sunshine is more than 12 hours, and the humidity is higher than 80 %, the human body will be in a "prone and irritable state". Many people will feel upset and irritable, and often feel a little bit of a little thing. This is "psychological heat stroke", also known as "summer emotional disorders".

Why does the weather affect human health?

A variety of meteorological factors such as air pressure, temperature, humidity, sunlight, wind, and atmospheric electromagnetic fields will affect people's physiological functions and cause emotional changes. Many seasonal diseases are closely related to changes in weather and climate. For example, the higher the air pressure, the greater the ability to dissolve the oxygen; the lower the air pressure, the lower the ability of hemoglobin in the human body to combine oxygen. , Symptoms such as shortage of breathing. This physiological change can cause emotional tension and irritability. Generally speaking, the low temperature environment is conducive to forming a better state, and when high temperature or when the temperature rises, people are prone to sweating. In addition, the appetite of sleep is not good, which causes the electrolyte metabolism in the body to cause obstacles. Status is easy to fluctuate, and emotional and behavioral abnormalities occur.

What are the performance of "psychological heat stroke" in high temperature and abnormal weather?

In high temperature and abnormal weather, people may experience emotional, mood, and behavior abnormalities, especially middle -aged and elderly people are more likely to have "emotional disorders". "Psychological heat stroke" in summer mainly has the following three performances:

(1) Emotional abnormalities: emotional instability, irritability, disturbing thinking, and temper. I feel that my mind is unclear, my heart is annoying, I can't calm down to think about problems, and my memory is poor.

(2) Cognitive abnormalities: disorders of thinking, decreased memory, conscious head -and -mindedness, annoying heart, not being able to think about problems, reduce learning efficiency and forgetfulness. The state of mind is low, and you are not interested in anything, and feel that your life is so weak. Environmental psychologists have found that people in high temperature rooms are easy to make unfriendly evaluations of others than people in the normal temperature room.

(3) Behavioral abnormalities: Repeat some behaviors and moves often, such as repeated baths, face washing, and washing hands, and also require him to be like himself. Due to the great fire, it is easy to make trouble because of some trivial trivial matters and people's opinions, and the quarrel between family conflicts increases, and the disputes between strangers are more likely to occur.

How to do psychological adjustment in high temperature weather?

Professor Xiao Tao, Chairman of the Rehabilitation Psychology of the China Rehabilitation Medical Association of Health Education and Propaganda Center of Hunan Provincial Health and Health Commission, to give you some suggestions:

(1) Successful sleep, scientific diet. The diet is lighter, eat more vegetables and fruits, increase nutrition appropriately, and avoid blind diet; drink plenty of water, sweat a long time to supplement electrolytes such as drinking light saline, do not drink alcohol or a lot of sugar drinks; reasonably arrange the rest time The combination of work and rest to ensure adequate sleep.

(2) Do a good job of sunscreen and reasonable summer heat. Try to stay in the cool room as much as possible to keep the environment ventilation. You can cool down through sprinkler, use natural wind or electric fans, air conditioners, etc., but the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor should not be too large; Middle activity. Elderly, under basic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, etc.) and outdoor operators (such as courier, construction workers, sanitation workers, etc.) should pay special attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling. Try to avoid going out at noon period. Outdoor operators can take heat insulation, ventilation, shading and other heatstroke measures, and reasonably arrange working hours according to professional characteristics and objective conditions, reduce outdoor operations during high temperature hours, and increase the rest time properly; when going out, it should be Wear loose, light, breathable, light -colored clothing, apply sunscreen, wearing sunshads or sunglasses, using a parasol, walking under the shade of the tree to avoid direct sunlight. Carry water with you to replenish water in time. When the temperature exceeds 35 ° C, it is recommended that the elderly and children avoid going out.

(3) Learn self -psychological adjustment. When you are upset, listen to the soothing and relaxed music or do some imagination and relax training, take your eyes quietly, think about the cool scenes such as forests, blue sky, and sea, which will help reduce the "heart heat"; If you do n’t go well, you must learn to transfer “cold treatment” emotional transfer; communicate more with the outside world, chat with family members, and alleviate psychological pressure; there must be some sense of humor, humor can bring happiness to life, but also dilute contradictions, stretch your mind, stretch your mind , Eliminate the distress, relax the nervous nerves in the humorous words, play a role of self -reliance, and help maintain good emotions; the indoor is more cold -colored, such as milky white, light blue, light green and other colors, and use less red. It will also play a psychological role in the heat.

(4) Appropriate exercise and protect. Make some favorite sports and try to maintain a calm, optimistic and open -minded mentality; at the same time, do a good job of personal protection and maintain a good emotional state. Observation, if the negative emotions are strong, you can feel fear, anxiety, and uncomfortable for a long time, you can go to a regular medical institution to help seek professional psychological help.

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