Not exact matches
Stressors are interactive and
cumulative: The
more stressors one experiences, the greater the likelihood of
stress - related health problems.
If the cat is not that friendly, I do think that it may affect arousal states and make a dog
more reactive and less comfortable adding to
cumulative stress that may cause the reactions your are seeing.
Cumulative or chronic exposure to violence was most clearly associated with asthma risk, consistent with the notion that
stress beginning in infancy may sensitize children to later
stress and
more adverse consequences.
These findings are also in line with other studies that have shown that chronic caregiver
stress in the postpartum and early childhood period has been associated with persistent wheeze in early childhood4 as well as factors that may initiate or potentiate inflammation in the lung (eg, IgE expression, enhanced nonspecific and allergen - specific lymphocyte proliferation, differential cytokine expression).5, 7 Both persistent wheeze and atopy have been linked to reduced lung function in childhood.49 This
cumulative stress model is particularly relevant given that maternal IPV may become a
more direct stressor for toddlers who are witnessing violence against their mothers.50