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Stress is the body's reaction to feeling threatened or under pressure. When we are stressed, our body releases a hormone called adrenaline (often called the "fight or flight" hormone), which usually gives us a boost or motivates us to act quickly.
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Stress is a reaction to mental or emotional pressure that can affect your physical and mental health. Learn how to recognise the signs of stress, find out what causes it and get help from the NHS or other sources.
What are the effects of stress? Short Term Effects. Long Term Effects. Short and Long term physical, psychological and behavioural effects of stress.
Dean explains how stress affects your body and what you can do to help: stress is the first stage of the fight-or-flight response. stress releases cortisol, suppresses our immune system, interferes with our digestion and can alter our blood pressure.
Stress is the experience of the feeling that the demands upon us are greater than our resources to cope. People can cope with many difficult tasks but when an extra task is added they feel stressed, one extra demand on someone’s resources can push them into feeling stressed, as described by the phrase ‘it was the straw that broke the camel ...
13 lis 2024 · Learn what to do if you're struggling to deal with stress, including when to see your GP about stress and how to recognise stress triggers.
What is stress? Have you ever found yourself in a situation where your to-do list seems endless, deadlines are fast approaching and you find yourself saying ‘Eek! I feel stressed!’? But what is stress really, and how does it affect us? Stress is primarily a physical response.