What is Healthy and Unhealthy Stress?
Dr. Chance D. Gallo
What is stress, and how does it occur? Is stress only ever harmful? How does one’s faith impact stress? This article will focus on the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual components of stress. Awareness of stress is imperative, especially in a time when society feels more stressful than ever. Biological Stress The brain has a direct involvement in how stress is experienced and how it becomes more intense in certain situations than others. Cortisol, a stress hormone, is the primary influence in a stressful situation. The release of cortisol from the brain indicates that our attention and body need to become focused on a specific thing, event, or person(s). In...
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