APPH 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Stressor, Allostatic Load, Allostasis
26 Mar 2019
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Stress: a disturbance in an individual"s physical and/or emotional state that affects the body"s normal physiological state and to which the body must try to adapt. Stressor: any event or circumstance to which the body tries to adapt; may be threatening, unfamiliar, disturbing, or exciting. Stress response: a set of physiological changes that the body initiates in response to a stressor. Name a situation or an event that caused you to stress. A model of stress reaction based on the idea of homeostasis, or the body"s steady. Stages of the general adaptation syndrome: state . Scientists now believe the stress response itself can damage the body. The many changes that occur in the body to maintain homeostasis. Long-term wear and tear on the body caused by prolonged stress. Can result from either too many or too few stress hormones released into the system as a result of sustained stress and stressors.
