People who are vulnerable to anxiety tend to go through a particular set of routines when they enter a potentially intimidating situation. Rather like tuning a radio, they scan rapidly and broadly in order to identify possible threats. These potential threats are then tuned into and the ‘volume' is turned up in terms of their heightened state of arousal. The whole process involves a psychological interpretation of events but it also feeds into, and feeds off, changes in the body.
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When we feel threatened our bodies react by releasing stress hormones. Adrenaline and cortisol flood the body in order to get the heart... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The Body's ResponseThe best way to envision the effect of acute stress is to imagine yourself in a primitive situation, such as being chased by a... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Hans Selye, M.D., a recognized expert in the field, has defined stress as a "nonspecific response of the body to a demand."Without stress, life would... Read more »
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