Once your alarm rudely awakens you in the morning, your feet hit the ground running because the children need to get off to school, the laundry needs to be started, the dog needs a walk, and you need to call the plumber about that leak under your bathroom sink. This swirling lifestyle is a huge source of stress and a trigger for the fight or flight response system found in all animals. Instead of being chased by lions, you are being chased by your life. If your life also happens to include a...
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Stress: The Body's Response
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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 »
BAER: brainstem auditory evoked response
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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