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Chapter 14 Unds
Chapter 14 Unds
• Muscle Tension
• • Tension-type headache and migraine headache • Difficulty in breathing
• Asthma
• Increased heartrate
• • Stronger contraction of the heart muscle • Elevated blood pressure
• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Inflammation of the respiratory system
• Elevated epinephrine and cortisol hormones • Uncontrolled blood glucose level
• Heartburn or acid reflux
• Ulcer
• Severe stomach pain
• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Increased respiration rate
• Dilated blood vessel in the arms and legs
• Affects testosterone production
• Sperm production
• Erectile dysfunction
• Absent or irregular menstrual cycle
• Difficult premenstrual symptoms
STRESS AND FILIPINOS: THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
DIMENSION OF STRESS