Our health is affected when we experience stress. Stress is broadly defined as our response to threatening or demanding events or circumstances. Based on record sales of the anti-anxiety drug, Zantax, it seems that people are more stressed out these days. Some people might wonder, however, whether we do have more stressful events to deal with, or if we are unable to handle it as well as past generations.

One factor of stress we need to comprehend is the biological factor. In a stressful situation, the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system responds by releasing adrenaline, which results in biological changes, such as increase of blood pressure. (In many fight or flight settings, this is advantageou

In addition to the previously discussed factors, there are environmental factors that lead to stress. Overload or burnout is the term used when we can not cope with the daily stresses anymore. Overload, accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and/ or helplessness, result in exhaustion.

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