When it comes to tackling fear head on and seeing how we react in different situations we have to look back a few hundred millions years to get the answer. The brain stem is the oldest and smallest region in the evolving human brain; this is where our basic emotion of fear is stored. This is called the ‘lizard brain’. It is more like the entire brain of present-day reptiles.
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Stress is defined as a physiological response to threatening situations or events, or impending disequilibrium in the system. It is manifested by increase heart beat, sweat, and irregular breathing. Novices synonymously link “stress” with being unhealthy. However this biological response surprisingly saves your life in dangerous situations. The automatic stress response facilitates greater strength against [...]
How To Cope With Stress
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Dangerous amount of stress level is facilitated by a modern unhealthy lifestyle and various stressors. Oftentimes we find solace in a stick of cigarette, or bottle of alcoholic beverage to ease our frustrations and temporarily escape from problems. Some experienced too much pressure in work or school, heavy loads of work, unemployment, and illness in [...]
Coping with Stress
May 26, 2010 By
Stress is manifested by increase heart beat, pain in neck, back, jaw or face, difficulty breathing, headaches, irregular sleep pattern and sweating. Stress is a physiological response when the body perceives an impending danger. Adrenaline and Cortisol are released by the central nervous system to rouse “fight or flight” response in these emergency situations. These [...]