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Copyright © 1997,
Jay Ligda. All rights reserved.
Published by Humans in
the Universe and Jay
Ligda.
Stress
Martini (1992) states that "any threat to
homeostasis
represents a form of stress" (p. 598). Selye (as cited in Kabat-Zinn,
1990) first popularized the word stress in the 1950s. His definition
is, "the non-specific response of the organism to any pressure or demand."
Selye (as cited in Kabat-Zinn, 1990) coined the word stressor to "describe
the stimulus or event that produced the
stress response"
or caused the threat to
homeostasis
(p. 236).
Stressors can be both internal and external. A
fluctuation in temperature or a approaching predator are examples of external
stressors. Feelings, thoughts, dietary needs, and the sex drive can
be understood as internal stressors. Family affairs, economic matters,
and social status are all examples of social stressors. The total bodily
reaction to stressors is known as the general adaptation syndrome,
or sometimes known as the
stress reaction
cycle.
by Jay
Ligda
(This work is a all or part of an original work first
published/written for John. F. Kennedy University: Final Integrative
Project., Mar1996.)
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References
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Martini, F. (1992). The Fundamentals of Anatomy and
Physiology. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.
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Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living:
Using the Wisdom of the Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and
Illness. New York, NY: Dell.
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Pearson, D. & Shaw, S. (1982). Life Extension:
A Practical Scientific Approach. New York, NY: Warner.
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