Acute Stress

When things happen, people may deal with the challenging times of life differently. People tend not to know what to do, now that something had happened, but after some time and thinking, it would get better. Challenging times always comes with stress. Stress is a state of psychological and emotional draining resulting from poor situations. Mental stress refers to the emotional and physiological reactions practiced when an individual confronts a challenging situation.

I agree the similarity of Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can lead to misdiagnose, but another issue is clinicians who have limited experience with patients who are having issues. Also, as you stated Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is a condition that only last for about a month and if the condition goes pass a month, the condition will be reevaluate and diagnosed as Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For clinicians to determine the differences in condition and the length of time the condition will last is essential in knowing how to diagnose the condition. The impact of PTSD has grown, especially within the military and being able to identify the difference is vital throughout treatment.

There are three different theories that are used when talking about how we react to stress through the physiological aspect or the psychological aspect. The first is part of the physiological aspect of stress called the Cannon Fight or Flight theory which was proposed in 1914. Fight or Flight response is a physiological stress response that evolved to help organisms to survive immediate danger. The theory states that when an organism, human being or animal, faces imminent danger (acute stressor) the body arouses quickly and is ready to act via two different systems. They are the sympathetic nervous system and the endocrine system. The sympathetic nervous system stimulates the adrenal medulla which is part of the endocrine system and is the region that produces the hormones such as adrenaline and noradrenaline. These hormones increase heart rate, blood flow, and glucose levels to prepare the body for an emergency. This response from the body suggests that the body knows how to protect itself and reach homeostasis. These two systems work together to either fight against the danger or flight away from the danger. Lord, King and Pfister in 1976 studied the Fight or Flight response in animals through a very unethical study. They administered chemicals on male hooded Wistar rats which inhibited the neurotransmitters from functioning normally. This made it very difficult for the rats to escape an electric shock. The results of the study suggest that the Flight or Fight response

In Prospero 's case in Masque of the Red Death Prince Prospero, was faced with the threat of survival, surviving the Red Death, a plague sweeping his kingdom killing all it comes into contact with. To produce the fight-or-flight response, the hypothalamus activates two systems: the sympathetic nervous system and the adrenal-cortical system. The sympathetic nervous system uses nerve pathways to initiate reactions in the body, and the adrenal-cortical system uses the bloodstream. The combined effects of these two systems are the fight-or-flight response.When the hypothalamus tells the sympathetic nervous system to kick into gear, the overall effect is that the body speeds up, tenses up and becomes generally very alert. If there 's a burglar at the door, you 're going to have to take action fast. The sympathetic nervous system sends out impulses to glands and smooth muscles and tells the adrenal medulla to release epinephrine and norepinephrine into the bloodstream. These "stress hormones" cause several changes in the body, including an increase in heart rate and blood pressure.At the same time, the hypothalamus releases corticotropin-releasing factor into the pituitary gland, activating the adrenal-cortical system. The pituitary gland secretes the hormone ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone). ACTH moves through the bloodstream and ultimately arrives at the adrenal cortex, where it activates the release of approximately thirty different

The fight or flight instinct does not allow time to process anything new. Our brains become focused on the object or event that is causing the body to undergo stress.

Animals and Humans have a biological stress response intended to facilitate survival in the case of a life threatening attack or severe illness. This is commonly referred to the “fight or flight” response. Some primates, including humans have developed the unhealthy propensity to trigger this response for psychological or social reasons. Humans in particular experience the stress response exponentially more often for psychological reasons than for the purpose of survival (Stress, 2008). For example, we are may feel “stressed out” about work or school and if we think about it too much and get upset, we may experience a stress response Just by thinking about something that is bothering us, we can trigger the biological “fight or flight”

The fight-or-flight response is a very important reaction of the human body. It can help us decide whether a situation is suitable to fight back or flee for safety. In many ways the fight-or-flight response can be useful in a stressful setting that would be difficult to decide for ourselves. Think of it as a bodyguard, it protects you when your body is faced with a risky situation. Likewise, it can tell your brain if a setting is too dangerous to fight in and would be better to just run. The fight-or-flight response is a real thing and not an excuse to act cowardly in dangerous situations. Studies have proven extensive research done by Walter Cannon on the autonomic nervous system and noticeable side effects such as: the chills, increased

During high school, I faced an enormous challenge: episodic acute stress. People that suffer from this are short-tempered due to stress in an attempt to accomplish their goals. It can also cause a person to be hostile towards their loved ones. In high school, my parent's demands were my goals. Trying to handle a full schedule of AP’s, honors, clubs, and a sport while trying to fulfill my parent's demand took a tow on my mental and physical health. As time went by, my episodic acute stress worsen. I began lashing out at my peers becoming more aggressive at every person who tries to approach me. It also came to a point where I couldn't think properly and was experiencing constant chest pain. Due to my unstable state, my grades began to decrease

Once your brain has decided there’s a danger, in stressful situations, it sends immediate nerve signals down your spinal cord to the pituitary gland and all the ways to the kidneys where your adrenal gland resides, which is how adrenaline is released. Once released, adrenaline increases the amount of sugar in your blood, increases your heart rate and raises your blood pressure. The brain’s hypothalamus also sends signals to your pituitary gland, which allows the body to release Cortisol: Cortisol is a stress response that allows the blood and sugar pressure to remain high, which helps when escaping from danger. For instance, in an interview, which presents a challenge, simulated the same biological reaction that a threat to your life does.

Jeremiah listened as the QP shared when the brain perceives stress it has a flight or fight response.

PTSD is categorized into three different types: acute PTSD, chronic PTSD, and delayed expression PTSD. Acute stress disorder (ASD) is a disorder that can occur in the first month following a trauma; the symptoms of acute stress disorder overlap with those of the early stages of PTSD, but to be classified as PTSD the symptoms must last for one month. Research has found that 80% of the people with ASD have PTSD, but not everyone with ASD will get PTSD. If the symptoms of PTSD last less than three months in a person, it is classified as acute PTSD. If the symptoms of PTSD last at least three months in a person, it is classified as chronic PTSD. Complex PTSD or C-PTSD is a condition that results from chronic or long-term exposure to trauma, people

Within weeks after a traumatizing event, one may develop an anxiety disorder called acute stress disorder (ASD). Acute stress disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by acute stress responses that may last from 2 days to 4 weeks do to a traumatic life event. Following the experience of a traumatic event, an evaluation of ASD requires that a person experiences an extreme emotional reaction to a stress contributor, along with receiving symptoms that lead to impairment or distress (Shevlin, Hyland, & Elklit, 2014). Acute stress is the most common form of stress. It comes from insistence and pressures of the recent past and upcoming demands and pressures of the near future. Acute stress can be thrilling and exciting in small measures, but having too much can be exhausting (FeldmanHall et al., 2015).

Cohen et al. (1998) focused on observing the impact of acute and chronic life stressors on the susceptibility and development of colds in people. Generally, the research question asks whether or not these acute and chronic stressors, in addition to behavioral factors impact patient susceptibility to two types of common cold. A hypothesis that can be derived from the study is that those with an abundant amount of chronic stressors will be more susceptible in comparison to acute stressors. Previous research on the topic from (Lepore, Miles, & Levy, 1997) hold the same conclusion that long-term stressors impacted cold susceptibility more so than acute stressors. Earlier studies with Stone et al. (1993) also provided evidence that stressors in general impact

Have you ever heard of the “Fight or Flight Response” and had no clue what it was? Well I can inform you on what it is and the effects that it has on the nervous system. The “fight or flight” response is a reaction that occurs in response to an attack or threat to survival which causes you to fight for your life or flight for your life. It’s when the adrenal glands release epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) in response to a possible threat.

Humans experience similar dramatic physiological stress responses as other species. That is to say, the physique response to a stressor prepares the body for rapid physical action (fight or flight). More rarely, as Rudinger (1988) argue, sitting paralysed by fear may constitute another response to stress. The fight or flee stress response involve extremely rapid, virtually immediate, changes within the muscular systems and organs (Pinel, 2006).