stress and ill health

Question 1

short term effects

Answer 1

• headaches, muscle tensions, stomach ache and temporary alterations to heart rate and blood pressure

Question 2

long term effects

Answer 2

• mental health issues

Question 3

link to cardiovascular disorders

Answer 3

• fight or flight response: increase in blood pressure which can lead to a heart attack
• CHD: contributing factors (age, gender etc.) coupled with stress leads to an increased risk

Question 4

limitation 1 of seeing stress as a physiological response

Answer 4

• gender differences: research into FoF was by males, females adopt a ‘tend and befriend’ response due to the care-giving attachment

Question 5

limitation 2 of seeing stress as a physiological response

Answer 5

• FoF not helpful in modern society: the stressors of modern day life can repeatedly cause FoF, which can have negative consequences for our health