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  2. Psychological stress - Wikipedia

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    Hans Selye defined stress as “the nonspecific (that is, common) result of any demand upon the body, be the effect mental or somatic.” [5] This includes the medical definition of stress as a physical demand and the colloquial definition of stress as a psychological demand. A stressor is inherently neutral meaning that the same stressor can ...

  3. Stress (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Physiological stress represents a wide range of physical responses that occur as a direct effect of a stressor causing an upset in the homeostasis of the body. Upon immediate disruption of either psychological or physical equilibrium the body responds by stimulating the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. The reaction of these systems ...

  4. Do You Really Store Stress in Your Body? - AOL

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    While acute stress, for example, is typically fleeting and can be resolved by calming regimens like deep breathing, leaving no lingering effects in its wake, other types of stress require more ...

  5. Mental health - Wikipedia

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    The comparison between reports and statistics of mental health issues in newer generations (18–25 years old to 26–49 years old) and the older generation (50 years or older) signifies an increase in mental health issues as only 15% of the older generation reported a mental health issue whereas the newer generations reported 33.7% (18-25) and ...

  6. What are somatic workouts? The mind-body practice is an ... - AOL

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    Somatic workouts focus on mind-body connection to relieve stress and tension. ... connection to help improve mental health and relieve physical tension. ... of the effects of somatic or mind-body ...

  7. ‘Body Awe’ Can Calm Your Nervous System, Lower Stress, And ...

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    The seemingly elusive, only-know-it-when-you-feel-it emotion can reduce inflammation, calm the nervous system, decrease stress, and quell physical pain, says Dacher Keltner, PhD, a social ...

  8. Relaxation (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Stress is the leading cause of mental and physical problems, [citation needed] therefore feeling relaxed is often beneficial for a person's health. When a person is highly stressed, the sympathetic nervous system is activated because one is in a fight-or-flight response mode; over time, this could have negative effects on a human body.

  9. Chronic stress - Wikipedia

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    However, the problem arises when there is a persistent threat. First-time exposure to a stressor will trigger an acute stress response in the body; however, repeated and continuous exposure causes the stressor to become chronic. [4] McEwen and Stellar (1993) argued there is a "hidden cost of chronic stress to the body over long time periods". [8]