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Physical or psychologic.
Eustress vs distress. |
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| A condition in which a demand exceeds a person's coping ability. |
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| Not an independent entity but a system of processes controlled by nature, intensity, and duration of the stressor. |
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| Stress Response (General Adaptation Syndrome): |
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Alarm stage.
Resistance Stage.
Exhaustion Stage. |
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| Activation of the Central Nervous System. Sympathetic response. Norepinephrine release increases cardiac output, blood pressure, promotes hyperglycemia. Causes vasoconstriction in the skin, viscera, extremities, and kidneys. Causes vasodilation of vessels in heart, skeletal muscles, and smooth muscle of the bronchi. |
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| Activation of the sympathetic nervous system causes the hypothalamus to stimulate the pituitary gland resulting in: Adrenal cortex secretes ACTH (controls cortisol and aldosterone), adrenal medulla secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine, pituitary secretes TSH, Increases HGH, increases release of ADH from posterior pituitary. |
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| Increases protein catabolism, hyperglycemia, and delays healing process. Promotes lipolysis in adipose tissue, increases gastric secretion, and anti-inflammatory effects. Overall decrease in the immune response. |
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| Increased thyroxin (increased BMR). |
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| Increases sodium and water retention. Increases blood volume and pressure. |
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| Increases sodium and water retention. Increases blood volume and pressure. |
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| Water retention, increased blood volume and pressure. |
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| Continuous uncompensated stress disease can result. Cardiovascular (coronary artery disease, hypertension, stroke and arrhythmias), Muscles (Tension headache and muscle contractions), and Connective tissues (Rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory diseases of connective tissues Myofascial pain syndrome). |
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