What Are The Long Term Effects Of Stress On The Body, Brain And Behavior?
- Stress - The Body's Response
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Risk Factors for Stress
- Complications
- Conditions with Similar Symptoms
- Treatment
The Body's Response
The best way to envision the effect of acute stress is to imagine yourself in a primitive situation, such as being chased by a bear.
The Brain's Response to Acute Stress
In response to seeing the bear, a part of the brain called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system is activated.
Release of Steroid Hormones and the Stress Hormone Cortisol. The HPA systems trigger the production and release of steroid hormones (glucocorticoids), including the primary stress hormone corti...
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