Summary Stress: adaptive response to situations that pose demands, constraints or opportunities. Homeostasis: low stress. Stressors challenge homeostasis: stress response. Return to homeostasis: recovery, return to low stress. Or inability to return to homeostasis: exhaustion, chronic stress. Stressors: wide variety.
On: The pervasive effect of stress – is it killing you? Episode: 51 Date: April 2019 Background: Neuroendocrinologist. Key Subjects: Dual hormonal pathway triggered by stress stimulus: Immediate response – adrenalin: Triggers activation of parasympathetic nervous system. Secondary response –
How risk taking transforms us, body and mind. By: John Coates. Published: 2012 Read: 2019 Summary: Complex interactions and feedback mechanisms between the body and the brain evolved to maintain health and prepare us for movement. Especially in situations that