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What are Stress Responses?
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Stress is like an alarm system in the body – it goes off when we feel threatened, angry, or challenged. This is referred to as the “fight, flight, or freeze” response.
Stress response cycle
What happens to the body under stress?
| Blood sugar rises to give you more energy. |  |
| Breathing speeds up to give more oxygen. |  |
| Heart rate increases. |  |
| Blood is diverted to large muscle groups. |  |
| Perspiration increases. |  |
| Stress hormones cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine are released to give the body a burst of energy. |  |
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