Biological --------------- Psychological ----------------- Environmental--------------stressful life events

NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Family factors Stressful life events

Exhaustion Stage Resistance Stage Alarming Stage

The digestive system reduces Stimulate the body to send (He was punched by his father as he
Occurs when the person
function to shunt blood to the message from hypothalamus to stated.)
has responded negatively
areas needed for defense. The the glands (such as the adrenal
to anxiety and stress: body
lungs take in more air and the gland to send-out adrenaline and
stores are depleted or the
heart beat faster and harder so it norepinephrine for fuel).
emotional components are
can arculate their highly Alarming Stage
not resolved, resulting in
oxygenated and highly nourished
continual arousal of the
blood to the muscle to defend the
physiologic responses &
body by flight. – Flight/fight
little reserve capacity.
behaviour. If the person adapts to Resistance Stage
the stress, the body responses
relax and the gland, organ and
systemic response abate.
Exhaustion Stage (crisis)
“Dili nako ganahan na marecall ato
nga panghintabo”
DEPRESSION
SUPPRESSION

NEUROTRANSMITTER
 Altered neurotransmitters

Increased levels of Norepinephrine and Decreased levels of Norepinephrine and

Serotonin Serotonin

Norepinephrine
MANIA
- Changes in attention learning Depressions
and memory, sleep and
wakefulness mood.

DELUSIONS Social Worthless feeling

“Ang tubig kay gikan sa Diamond”
HALLUCINATIONS
“Makakita kog angel sa maam.
Mawala lang sila atong naabot
namo.”
Serotonin Withdrawal
Disturbed thought process
- Food intake, sleep and
wakefulness, temperature,
regulates pain, emotions and “Akong papa kay ikatulo sa isa katuig
sexual behaviors. muoli dayon hubog pa jud – Gibyaan
nami sa akong papa og nihawa na
Disturbed sensory perception pud akong mama.”
(Visual)

FLIGHT OF IDEAS
Ineffective relationship r/t stressful life events
Refer to NPI

PRESSURED SPEECH

RAPID THOUGHTS,
SPEECH AND ACTIONS