Part one of term paper
Stress can be loosely defined as anything that is experienced as a threat to your stability or equilibrium. A portion of your nervous system is activated to ready the body to meet the demands brought on by an emotional upset. The stress responses is a physiological response to stress that results in heightened mental and physical awareness ...

Part two of term paper
... system, heartrate, and stroke volume is increased and digeation is decreased to deal with a wide range of physical change coping with an impending threat. The second stage is the resistance response. The body increases its capacity to deal with stress. If the stress continues for a prolonged amount of time, the increased physiological adjustments that have been maintained so far have detrimental effects on the body. The third stage is the exhaustion response. At this point the body can no longe ...