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Examine the statement: Stress can alter the person's emotional state, the ways they think and behave, and can also produce changes in their physiological function.
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Examine the statement: Stress can alter the person's emotional state, the ways they think and behave, and can also produce changes in their physiological function. Stressors can be described as events, which are perceived by individuals as endangering their physiological and psychological well being (Baum et al 2000). The body has an automatic physiological reaction when faced with stressful circumstances, which is termed the fight or flight response. The hypothalamus is activated increasing the heartbeat, blood pressure and breathing rate. Whilst the physiological reaction of the fight or flight response is valuable in helping an individual cope with physical threat requiring immediate action, stressors which cannot be changed by an individual may be harmful to a persons health, causing coronary heart disease or affecting the immune system, arteries and organs. Hans Seyle (1976) describes the body's response to prolonged stress and termed it general adaptation syndrome (GAS). GAS consists of three stages,...
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