HSC 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Diarrhea, Simple Living, Biofeedback
17 Sep 2016
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Stress: the mental and physical response and adaptation by our bodies to the real or perceived changes and challenges. Stressors: any real or perceived physical, social, or psychological event or stimuli that strain our abilities to cope. Acute stress: intense stress that flares and disappears quickly. Episodic acute stress: state of regularly reacting with wild acute stress. Chronic stress: lingers indefinitely and can harm body. Traumatic stress: result of witnessing or experiencing events (ptsd) Cerebral cortex perceives stressor and triggers an autonomic nervous system response preparing for action. Body tries to return to homeostasis by resisting the alarm responses. Hormones, chemicals, and systems that trigger and maintain the stress response are depleted and the body returns to homeostasis or balance. Acute stress response o o o o o. Digestion slows down o o o o o o o o. Effects of stress on body o o o o o o o o o.
