HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Allostatic Load, Sympathetic Nervous System, Parasympathetic Nervous System
7 Dec 2016
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A: the general physiological and emotional state that happens due to the stress response. Stress doesn"t have to come from unpleasant stressors it can come from something pleasant stressors. Stressors (ie demands, situations, or events) trigger physical and emotional reactions that are subjectively perceived to be stressful. The physical and emotional reactions to the stressor is known as the stress response. Stress is the general physiological and emotional state that accompanies the stress response. The individual"s own thoughts and perceptions determine whether a demand, situation, or event is stressful. The same a demand, situation, or event may evoke different levels of stress for different individuals. Whether the stress comes from positive or negative stressors, a consistent physiological response occurs in the human body: general adaptation. Syndrome (tradition and conventional way of thinking about stress) When the stressors happens that is the alarm, when stress levels increase that is the resistance stage, after you return to homeostasis.
