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Physical Stress |
A direct affect on the body that may alter its functions |
Childbirth Extreme sports Starvation |
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Psychological Stress |
Has an indirect affect on the body in an influential way. Affecting the emotions. |
Finances Job Demands |
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Acute Stress |
Short term stress, usually associated with one event. |
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Chronic Stress |
Long term stress, typically accociated in response with conditions or situations occuring over a long period of time. |
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Fun fact |
Under stress the emotional processing center of the brain is called the amygdala which sends signals to the hypothalamus which then triggers the sympathetic nervous system, in an effort to reestablish homeostasis. |
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The HPA axis |
The is the scientific name for the trio of stress triggers, involving the hypothalamus, the pituitary and adrenal glands |
Cortisol increases blood sugar which pauses the digestive system, and your immune system. |
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The Parasympathetic Nervous System |
"Rest and Digest" "Tend and Befriend" |
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Anorexia |
The eating disorder or lack of eating that results in control of low calorie intake and or excessive exercising to maintain an extreme degree of low body fat and calories. |
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Bulimia |
The eating disorder established with controlled vomiting and or laxatives, procedures taken after binge eating beyond necessity. |
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Binge Eating Disorder |
The eating disorder established with eating large quantities of food which later may trigger pain, stress, regret and or shame. |
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