Sentences with phrase «response to stressors like»

Hormesis is the process in which the body's response to a stressor like the slightly toxic flavonoids in plants, intense exercise, or extreme temperatures, benefits the body as a whole.

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And while children are certainly affected by stressors outside the home, like neighborhood violence or abuse by a stranger, it is true that for a majority of children, the most significant threats to the development of their stress - response system come from inside their home.

This type of regulation allows for a diverse array of responses to environmental stressors like high salinity or drought, according to the researchers.

Such individual responses to social stressors are particularly useful in modeling aspects of depression - and anxiety - like behavior with high construct, face, discriminative and predictive validity.

If we continue to push long enough and also have other stressors in our lives like digestive issues, lack of sleep, relationship issues, blood sugar imbalances, and work - related stress, we end up being in a chronic sympathetic state also known as the fight or flight response.

Although back then I was referring to the obvious sources of stress in our lives, like bills, traffic, jobs we hate, bosses we hate, relationship strife, there are other «hidden» types of stressors that result in the very same physiological responses as obvious stressors cause.

Although greater early local production of proinflammatory cytokines at wound sites is beneficial because it is associated with enhanced healing, greater systemic production of proinflammatory cytokines can represent a maladaptive response.24 Both physical and psychological stressors can provoke transient increases in plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines, particularly IL - 6,25 as can negative emotions like depression and anxiety.26 - 28 More frequent or persistent stress - related changes have broad implications for physical and mental health; sustained elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been linked to a variety of age - related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline.29 - 31

Unique therapeutic media, like toys, figurines, and art, help children express their thoughts and feelings for a healthy response to stressors.