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JulsSmile [24]
3 years ago
15

What is stress response

Health
2 answers:
VladimirAG [237]3 years ago
8 0

Stress is a biological and psychological response experienced on encountering a threat that we feel we do not have the resources to deal with.

A stressor is the stimulus (or threat) that causes stress, e.g. exam, divorce, death of loved one, moving house, loss of job. 


Sudden and severe stress generally produces:

<span><span>-Increase in heart rate
</span><span>-Increase in breathing (lungs dilate)
</span><span>-Decrease in digestive activity (don’t feel hungry)
</span><span>-Liver released glucose for energy

Hope this helps :-)</span></span>
Anit [1.1K]3 years ago
3 0
The fight-or-flight response<span> (also called hyperarousal, or the acute </span>stress response<span>) is a physiological reaction that occurs in </span>response<span> to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.</span>
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