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Outline and evaluate theories and/ or into the relationship between stress and physical illness
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OUTLINE AND EVALUATE THEORIES AND/ OR INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS AND PHYSICAL ILLNESS Stress may cause physical illness directly as described in the GAS model or indirectly, because stress individuals are more likely to smoke or drink and these habits lead to illness. However, I am considering the illness called the weakening of the immune system. The immune system is a system of cells that is concerned with fighting intruders such as viruses and bacteria. White blood cells identify and kill foreign bodies (antigens). The GAS model proposed that stress leads to illness because the body's resources become depleted during extreme stress. This means that the essential proteins the immune requires to function properly cannot be produced by the body. Therefore the body is less able to fight viruses, bacteria and other toxins. However, in reality it is not possible for the body's resources to become depleted. Therefore, this...
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