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In seven pages this paper examines the development of stress and coping behaviors from a psychological perspective. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Mental Health," psychiatrist Dr. Jeremy Broadhead stated that initially, stress manifests itself in three physiological stages. First, the individual suffering from stress may be maintaining a frenetic work pace
and unable to relax (Bean, 2004). The second stage is characterized by insomnia, increasing irritability, and growing fatigue during the day (Bean, 2004). By the third stage, individuals
combating stress may be exhibiting symptoms of anxiety and depression that will require medical and psychiatric attention (Bean, 2004). The onset and development of stress is, according to Lazarus
(1990), an individuals internal response to some type of external event or environmental stressor that causes an "internal state of tension" (Kaufman, 2007, p. 193). As a result of
such tension, the brain releases high levels of cortisol and the adrenal glands release adrenaline into the body (Kaufman, 2007; Bean, 2004). The prefrontal cortex and amygdala control this
process. First, the prefrontal cortex utilizes conscious memories to provide "autobiographical context" to perceived threats, and then the amygdala quickly evaluates the assessment of these threats or stresses (Bean,
2004, p. 10). When a person is undergoing stress, catecholamine levels can increase and there can be changes in adrenal weight (Steinberg & Ritzmann, 1990). In addition, there
can be increases in heart, respiration, and blood flow that combine to manifest in behavioral intensity (Kaufman, 2007). Unfortunately, most stress is not rooted in a single stressor, but
typically involves the repetition of several repeat stressors described as chronic stress, which affects the way the body balances high and low cortisol levels (Rowe, 2006). Hungarian-born Canadian endocrinologist Dr.
Hans Selye devoted much of his life to the study of various processes of adjustment that would allow individuals to respond to stress successfully (Steinberg & Ritzmann, 1990). Researching
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