Sentences with phrase «fight or flight risk»

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The other two thirds of risk was attributable to direct biological wear and tear from living constantly in fight - or - flight mode.

While short - term exposure to cortisol prepares the body for the «fight or flight» response, long - term exposure to cortisol can put people at risk for health problems, like heart diseases, weight gain and depression.

NF - kB translates stress by activating genes to produce proteins called cytokines that cause inflammation at cellular level — a reaction that is useful as a short - lived fight - or - flight reaction, but if persistent leads to a higher risk of cancer, accelerated aging and psychiatric disorders like depression.

The guilt spurred from the physical ease of the assignment is wearing Thomas down, as he misses the risk of actual flight, which blurs the political uncertainties of his part in the war through the sheer visceral fight - or - flight sensations of battle.

This increase in risk in the very preterm group is consistent with the sparse literature describing the association between gestational age and parent's mental health, where others have also suggested that degree of prematurity is an important factor for maternal depressive symptoms.41 Suggested antecedents of PD include a trigger event resulting in a stress (fight or flight) response, symptoms (eg, fatigue), perceived loss of control and ineffective coping.10 This may fit the pattern of parents who experience a very preterm baby leading to an increased risk of PD, and this PD may result in symptoms that would more commonly be recognised as symptoms of postnatal depression or mood disorder (such as anxiety, depression, withdrawal from others and hopelessness).