STRESS (GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME): LECTURE

Abstract

The lecture presents the stages and mechanisms of development of the stress reaction, its biological significance, describes the main types of stressors, the effects of hormones involved in the development of stress. The functions of individual components of the stress system and their interaction are shown. The adaptive effects of stress, as well as its role in the formation of human pathology are analyzed in detail. Attention is paid to psychoemotional stress, the features of its development and the impact on the body, including psychosomatic pathology.