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What is a stressor?
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Any physical or psychological event or condition that produces stress.
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What is the autonomic nervous system
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The branch of the peripheral nervous system that, largely without concious thought, controls basic body processes;
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What is the parasympathetic division?
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A division of the autonomic nervous system that moderates the excitary effect of the sympathetic division, slowing metabolism and restoring energy supplies.
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What is the sympathetic division?
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A division of the autonomic nervous system that reacts to danger or other challenges by almost instantly accelerating body processes.
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What is the somatic nervous system?
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The branch of the peripheral nervous system that govern motor functions and sensory information, largely under our concious control.
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What is the general adaptation syndrome (GAS)?
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A pattern of stress responses consisting of three stages: alarm, resistance, exhaustion
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What is psychoneuroimmunology?
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The study of the interactions among the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system.
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What is a burnout?
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A state of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion.
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