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Stress Reaction and Stages

Author: Erick Taggart

Source: Stressed Green Guy; Public Domain http://tinyurl.com/d2hjjbz

Video Transcript
Terms to Know
Alarm Stage

The stage where the body initially reacts to a stressor in the short-term and has an excitatory, fight or flight, reaction.

Burnout

Physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion as a result of a person's job.

Exhaustion Stage

The stage when the body’s resources are depleted and it is worn out from constantly responding to the stress.

General Adaptation Syndrome

The pattern of stages that a body goes through when it is stressed for longer periods of time.

Psychoneuroimmunology

The study of how stress can affect immune system and make people more susceptible to illness.

Resistance Stage

The stage where over time, the excitatory reaction lowers and the body begins to adapt to the stress and to reach a normal-looking state.

Stress Reaction

How body reacts to stress.

Stressor

Something or some event that causes stress and disrupts a person’s environment