Stress

Question 0

What kind of stress is motivating and which is harmful?

Answer 0

Mild brief stress is motivating but intense chronic stress is harmful

Question 1

What is stress?

Answer 1

Stress is a physiological, psychological, and behavioral response to conditions that threaten or challenge us

Question 2

What is the seyles General Adaption Syndrome?and what are its three stages?

Answer 2

General adaptation syndrome, or GAS, is a term used to describe the body’s short-term and long-term reactions to stress.

Stage 1:the alarm reaction, is the immediate reaction to a stressor. In the initial phase of stress, humans exhibit a “fight or flight” response, which prepares the body for physical activity.
Stage 2 might also be named the stage of adaptation, instead of the stage of resistance. During this phase, if the stress continues, the body adapts to the stressors it is exposed to. Changes at many levels take place in order to reduce the effect of the stressor.
Stage 3: stage of exhaustion
At this stage, the stress has continued for some time. The body’s resistance to the stress may gradually be reduced, or may collapse quickly. Generally, this means the immune system, and the body’s ability to resist disease, may be almost totally depleted. Releases valuable resources.

Question 3

What are the stress reactions of men and what hormone facilitates this reaction?

Answer 3

Fight or flight: testosterone

Question 4

What stress reaction do females experience and what hormone facilitates this process?

Answer 4

Tend and befriend: oxytocin

Question 5

What is psychoimmunology?

Answer 5

Study between health and stress

Question 6

What are some of the health effects of long term stress?

Answer 6

Increased virus and bacteria susceptibility, coronary heart disease, and depression.