Stress
What is stress? Stress is a reaction to the outside world: when a person feels threatened or encounters something that could be dangerous, a primitive part of the brain, called the limbic system, is stimulated. This in turn activates the fight or flight response. A great deal of adrenaline and cortisone is released, enabling the person to deal with the emergency situation. People undergo three types of stress. Firstly, for example, due to a car accident or a fall. The second type are chemical stress factors such as pesticides, environmental pollution, poison, hormonal imbalance, traumas and allergies. The third type is emotional or psychological factors such as traffic jams, racing against the clock or a second mortgage. All stress ultimately equates to psychological stress. If for example a person is injured they cannot work, which in turn yields financial problems, which results in stress.