Stress (general adaptation syndrome) Lecture

Abstract

Abstract. The lecture presents the stages and mechanisms of development of the stress response, its biological significance, describes the main types of stressors, the effects of hormones involved in the development of stress. The functions of individual components of the stress system and their interaction are shown. The adaptive effects of stress, as well as its role in the formation of human pathology, are analyzed in detail. Attention is paid to psycho-emotional stress, the features of its development and the impact on the body, including psychosomatic pathology.

Keywords

• стресс
• общий адаптационный синдром
• психоэмоциональный стресс
• стрессоры
• глюкокортикоиды
• катехоламины
• гипоталамус
• адаптация
• болезни адаптации