Reaction To Stress Flashcards
What is stress ?
The body response to physical/mental/emotional pressure
Stressor is
The stimulus that causes the stress
The stressor is classified into
External -major event /social interaction
Internal -negative self talk
When the stress become a problem and need a treatment
When it interferes with doing the daily tasks and affect their health
Types of stress
Acute
Chronic
Episodic
Acute stress features
-most common type of stress
-least damaging
-it is body immediate response to anew challenging situation
The stressful situation that is associated with acute stress are considered as
Beneficial coping mechanisms cause once the danger passes the body return to normal
Episodic stress
When you have frequent episodes of acute stress
Like medical students and exams
Characters of episodic stress
-you’re often anxious and worried about things you suspected
-you’re life seems chaotic
May lead to high stress situation in some professionals
-can affect your health
Chronic stress features
- when you have high stress level for extended periods of time
-have a strong negative impact on your health
Physiological body response to stress
Stress response is controlled by endocrine system
Endocrine system response to stress
Cortisol ——increase blood pressure ,increase lipolisis ,increase glycogenolyisis
Adrenaline and nor adrenaline—-increase hr and rr ,vasoconstriction ,vasodilitation to the main organs
Aldosterone—increase the water reabsorption
General adaptive syndrome
Physiological response by the endocrine and autonomic nervous system through releasing hermons
Stages of general adaptation syndrome
Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion
Alarm stage in general adaptation syndrome
Fight or flight response which is the immediate response to the stressor
