Stress in Your Body Systems Templat

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Respiratory System

- supplies oxygen to cells and removes carbon dioxide waste from body- how it works in our body is air comes through the nose and goes through larynx in throat, through trachea and into lungs of bronchi- acute stress can trigger respiratory issues such as asthma attacks or panic attacks Working with a psychologist developing relaxation and breathing can help - a form of stress through our respiratory system is shortness of breath or rapid breathing

• When the body is stressed it tenses up and it's basically the body's way of guarding against injury and pain
• Chronic stress causes muscles in body to be in a constant state of guardness
• Body tension can produce stress related disorders
• Headaches are related to chronic painful conditions
• People who are up and moving usually have a better recovery from these types of injuries than from people who aren't as active

Musculoskeletal system

• High levels of stress can be correlated with irregular menstruation periods
• Stress may reduce sexual desire
• Stress can impact a women's ability to conceive child and the health of her pregnancy
• Stress can increase cramping, bloating, and negative mood swings
• Menopause in itself can be a stressor and other stress can make it worse
• Stress can also cause an increased chance of exacerbation and other diseases

Female Reproductive Sytem

• Stress can affect brain- gut communication and can trigger pain, bloating, and other gut discomfort
• Stress is associated with changes in gut bacteria which can influence mood
• When stressed people can eat too much which puts stress on their stomach may make pain, bloating, nausea, and other stomach discomfort felt more easily- vomiting can also occur

- Stress can also affect digestion as well as how fast food moves through the body which can cause diarrhea or constipation

Gastrointestinal System

• Autonomic and somatic systems
• SNS: is arousal
• PNS: calming
• The SNS response is in order to prepare the body to response in emergency when it faces stress
• Once it is over the body goes back to the unstressed state (PNS)
• Both systems have powerful interactions which modulate stress reactions

Nervous System