What are the effects of stress on psychology and physical health?

      

What are the effects of stress on psychology and physical health?

  

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Wilfred
EFFECTS OF STRESS ON PSYCHOLOGY
-Can lead to impaired task performance
-Leads to burnout
-Leads to anxiety disorders
-Promote personal growth

EFFECTS OF STRESS ON PHYSICAL HEALTH
- Worsen an existing medical condition
- May cause people to behave in ways in ways that increase the risk of illness
- Chronic stress makes people age faster
- Weakens the immune system
- When the body is stressed the muscles tense up
- Leads to excessive secretion of sex hormones that damage the lining of the arteries or contribute to fat blockages in the arteries causing heart attack or stroke
- Makes people breath harder
- Development of ulcers or severe stomach ache
- Chronic stress affects sperm production and maturation
- Affects menstruation
- Women who are more anxious may experience increased number of cold flashes
Wilfykil answered the question on March 18, 2019 at 11:43


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