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Fast Facts of Stress
There are some basic facts about stress that you can learn
and understand. Once you do you will be on the road to recovery from the affects
of stress
DEFINITION OF STRESS:
Stress is the Response of the Body to any Demand Put on it
DURATION OF STRESS:
Acute Stress: hours or days.
Chronic Stress: occurs longer that several weeks.
GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME TO STRESS
These are the observed biological effects of body's reaction and response to the
damages on it from stress:
1. Alarm Reaction. An initial generalized call to arms of the defensive forces of the body to combat the stress
situation. Adrenal gland hormone secretion and depletion. Blood concentration.
Loss of body weight.
2. Resistance Stage. Body learns to adapt and cope with the advancing stages of stress. Weight normalizes but
many systems turn to sub-optimal functioning.
3. Exhaustion Stage. Very similar to symptoms in alarm stage. Noticable premature aging due to wear and tear.
The idea of stress goes back to the Greeks. The use of stress
management as treatment had been practiced for thousands of years.
Stress is also considered an abstraction; you cannot see it,
touch it, or use any of the five senses to observe it. The source of stress in
the body is a componant of the mind and emotions that in turn affect the body
physiologically.
These are some highlights of stress facts. They are helpful to
begin the process of grasping or understanding this general term.
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