Stress-Response
considered maladaptive--detrimental affects on the body
chronic stress can lead to physical disease:
- metabolic changes, increased risk for coronary heart disease, formation of gastric ulcers, inhibition of growth, immunosuppression
chronic stress can also affect behavior:
- inhibition of reproduction, development of a state of learned helplessness, drug-seeking behavior, increased anxiety, impairment in learning and memory
in addition, chronic stress has been linked to psychiatric illness in humans