Chronic stress is a potentially lethal condition that is characterized by long duration and effect accumulation. Humans respond to stressors such as physical or perceived danger, an infection, or a crowded and noisy environment, by initiating a complex biopsychosocial adaptation and coping response. This response is initiated by the sympathetic nervous system and leads to release…
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
When Stress Becomes Trauma
There have been considerable advances in the last few years of our understanding of stress, its origin, its antecedents and the course of its manifestations. Significant progress has also been made in understanding what can help reduce its effects on functioning and mood. In spite of the barrage of advertising that promotes such “remedies” as…