PSYC 111 Lecture 20: Stress
8 Nov 2016
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A survival tactic that helps us survive fight or flight situations. Stress is when someone experiences demands that exceed what they feel they can handle. What does stress do? fight or flight response. Mentally, we can only focus on the stressor and it"s had to think about other things. When stressors are perceived as challenges rather than stress, we can use it in a the gradual change from short term stress to long term stress helpful way. 1 - alarm reaction react to stressor, fight or flight. Prolonged stress response becomes a part of everyday life. You burnout, become fatigued, and are likely to develop physical. Decreasing the effectiveness of your immune system. High blood pressure and stress hormones cause wear and tear on your body interfering with sleep patterns increasing headaches increasing the risk for cancer and irritable bowel syndrome. Stress hormones makes it harder for your body to control abnormal cells.
