Sympathetic system
The sympathetic nervous system is a part of the autonomic nervous system that mobilizes the body to act, exercise and respond to stress.
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Stress
Stress is a mental and physiological reaction to demands, threats or overloads that the body assesses as important.
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Rumination is the repetitive, difficult-to-stop dwelling on problems, losses or own mistakes, which usually does not lead to a solution.
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The stress response is the body's physiological and psychological response to demand, threat or overload.
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Cognitive appraisal is the way a person interprets the significance of a situation for himself, his goals and resources.
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The HPA axis is a communication system between the hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal glands, important for the body's response to stress.
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Mental resilience is the ability to adapt to difficulties, stress and change without permanent loss of agency.
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Emotional tension is a state of increased mental and physiological arousal associated with difficult emotions or stress.
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Hyperarousal is a state of excessive activation of the nervous system in which the body and attention remain in alert mode.
Otwórz →Physiology of stress
Stress physiology is the body's response to demands or threats, including: nervous, hormonal, muscular and circulatory systems.
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Eustress is stress perceived as a mobilizing challenge that can support action, learning and development.
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A stress factor is an event, condition, or stimulus that triggers a stress response or increases the body's workload.
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Coping is cognitive and behavioral ways of dealing with the stress, strain, or demands of a situation.
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An emotional buffer is a resource or condition that mitigates the impact of stress and difficult emotions on functioning.
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Autonomic balance is the relative balance between sympathetic arousal and parasympathetic regulation in the autonomic nervous system.
Otwórz →Amygdala
The amygdala, or amygdala, is a pair of structures in the temporal lobes of the brain involved in emotion processing, emotional learning, and the meaning of stimuli.
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