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0October 14, 2009The Consequences of Our Responses to Acute Stress by Social Psychology Eye Posted Wed 14 Oct 2009 12:00am to acute psychological stress, past research has indicated that those who exhibit large physiological reactions (i.e., cardiovascular responses) are more susceptible to negative..., & Phillips (2009) have shown that low reactivity to acute psychological stress is associated with a diverse set of negative outcomes including depression, weight gain, and compromised Read on »

The Rockefeller University - Newswire: Acute stress leaves epigenetic marks on the hippocampus by Jodi K. Posted Tue 24 Nov 2009 8:31am of Neuroendocrinology, found that a single 30-minute episode of acute stress causes a rapid chemical change in DNA packaging proteins called histones in the rat hippocampus, which is a brain... of these patterns.” The sheer size of the change in histone methylation suggests that it is important to the brain’s response to acute stress, although its exact role remains a mystery Read on »

My Acute Stress Responses: Katrina and The Gulf Coast by Dr. Deb Patient Expert

Posted Wed 07 Jan 2009 6:53pm Cognitive Fog: I can't find things, I am very distracted, and my thoughts feel disjointed. I put my eyeglasses in the garbage (whoa, the psychological symbolism there) and can’t seem to get my lectures ready for my graduate classes. Change in Appetite: I have no appetite. Or I am eating everything that isn’t nailed down. Fatigue: I ... Read on »

Sufferers Of Acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Must Seek Treatment Options by Healthy Living .. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 12 Apr 2009 11:21pm normal lives was also known by several other terms including: soldier’s heart, battle fatigue, and during later wars, shell shock. Today, it is known as acute post traumatic stress... settings or events that are likely to remind the sufferer of the traumatic event. Some common events that can trigger acute post traumatic stress disorder include rape, natural Read on »

Acute and sustained effects of dihydropyridine-type calcium channel antagonists on oxidative stress in systemic sclerosis . by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm with systemic sclerosis were included (mean [± SD] age, 54 ± 12 years; mean disease duration, 8 ± 7 years). Plasma markers of oxidative stress (carbonyl residues, advanced oxidation... in 23 healthy volunteers. Mean levels of plasma markers of oxidative stress were much higher in patients with systemic sclerosis than in controls (carbonyls, 0.4 ± 0.1 nmol/mg Read on »

Levels of stress homone – cortisol significantly increases death rate in patients with acute coronary syndrome by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 26 Apr 2010 2:03am at this week’s European Congress of Endocrinology shows. Until now, the significance of cortisol levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has been unknown. Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal gland. Amongst other actions, it modifies our reactions to stress and anxiety, regulates blood pressure and helps to keep blood sugar levels within Read on »

What Kind Of Stress Do You Have? by Linda Posted Sun 07 Dec 2008 12:00am Stress can be categorized into different types: Acute Stress is short term and lasts 2 days and a maximum of 4 weeks. It is usually one event or situation like an upcoming deadline or illness that causes the stress. Acute stress doesn’t have enough time to do the extensive damage associated with long-term stress but still can cause anger Read on »

My Top Ten Causes of Stress by CysticGal Patient Expert

Posted Mon 14 May 2012 10:50pm Scary pictures of birds stress me out. My last post made me think about things in my day that acutely stress me out. Here is my list from today. In other news, I spent the weekend with my bff and came to many realizations about my stress and anxiety level that have already made my dealing with stress better, as I try to make some concr ... Read on »

Introduction to Stress by Alan T. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:31am . What causes stress for you may not be stressful for someone else. Acute stress could be helpful. It can encourage you to meet a deadline or get things done. However, chronic... is to trigger more release of cortisol Therefore, acute stress may cause: Emotional distress (irritability, anxiety, and depression) Muscle problems (tension headache, back pain Read on »

RELATIONSHIP OF CHRONIC STRESS AND HEALTH by agapelife Registered Nurse

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Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 6:55pm the intensity, duration and amount of the Stress becomes more than we can handle - then it will alter our Health. In Acute Stress, the hormones Adrenalin and cortisol that triggers... if this Stress is allowed to continue after the acute period,the BODILY functions mentioned above as well as others will wear down. Is your Immune System Affected? DEFINITELY! You are fair Read on »