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Physiology of Stress-Student Version
Physiology of Stress-Student Version
Psychophysiology: A field of study based on the principle that the mind and body are one, where
thoughts and perceptions affect potentially all aspects of physiology. (Seaward, 2012, p. 47)
The Nervous System: The Central Nervous System
Seaward, 2012, p. 57
Borysenkos
Stress and
Disease
Dichotomy
Seaward, 2012, p.
64
However there is another theory by Claude Bernard that says it the state of the body which could
either destroy the germs or be destroyed by them. This concludes that it is the strength of the immune
system that allows for health or dysfunction.
Sources
Seaward, B. L. (2012). Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being. Burlington, MA: Jones &
Bartlett Learning