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What four changes does the body go through when it encounters stress?
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- increased heart rate
- increased blood pressure
- decreased blood flow to the extremities
- slowed digestion
Chronic stress over time can result in physical, emotional, and behavioral issues:
- Physical - high blood pressure, Heart disease, ulcers, strokes, rashes, migraine, tension headaches, infertility, irritable bowel
- Emotional - anxiety, depression, anger, forgetfulness, panic attacks
- Behavioral - overeating, poor appetite, drug abuse, excessive smoking, irritability, social withdrawal, insomnia
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Physical changes that occur in the body that prepare a person to respond to stress are known as?
Stress response
What changes the body's physical response in times of stress?
Adrenaline <>< <--- fish :D
What is the purpose of the changes in body state produced during stress?
well it all has to do with the nerves
Can you Show how stress effects the human body using a diagram of the body?
depending on the diagram yes because the stress chemicals move through the bones and the brain releases them.
What causes nerve tightness through out body?
Stress, in some shape or form.
What other reasons are there for missing your period if you are a virgin besides stress and weight changes?
Stress and weight changes will affect your periods, but so will everything. Periods are controlled by the hormones in your body, if you are going through hormonal changes, eg puberty or menopause (puberty itself for a woman can last up to 12 years) this will effect your cycle. It is not uncommon to miss several periods in a row, if you are worried, simply see a doctor. Good luck
Will stress make add symptom of poor memory worse?
Yes stress will make that thing poor. This is the main cause that creates problems. It changes many things in the body.
Biological changes lifestyle interactions with people and the demands of school or work can all contribute to stress?
Biological stress is how a person's body responds to the demands of school or work. Stress can have negative affects on a person's mental state.
Can having a water infection and having antibiotics for it make your period late?
Yes. Anything from stress, exersise changes, diet changes, or drugs can throw your body off balance.
How does exercise help prevent harmful stress?
The stress response is basically the body's way of preparing to defend against some kind of external danger. The chemistry of the body changes to prepare it for action, like increased heart rate, increased respiration. If a person experiences stress, as in harmful stress, it doesn't know what to do with the excess energy. So exercise helps to burn it off so it doesn't have negative effects on the body.
What are the changes that take place in the blood as it travels through the body?
it goes red
How smell is generated?
Smell is generated through hormonal changes in the body. Most smell are emitted through the body's sweat glands and the smell will vary depending on what state the body is in.
