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Interesting Facts About Stress and Anxiety
| Questions |
Answers |
| Stress has been called "the silent killer" and can lead to ______________ , high blood pressure, chest pain, and an irregular heartbeat. |
heart disease |
| Laughing lowers _____________ (like cortisol, epinephrine, and adrenaline) and stengthens the immune system by releasing health-enhancing hormones. |
stress hormones |
| Stress makes the blood ________ in preparation for an injury. Such a reaction, however, also increases the probability of developing a blood clot. |
stickier |
| Stress can alter _________, which can cause mood swings, fatigue, hyperglycemia, and metabolic syndrome, a major risk factor for heart attack and diabetes. |
blood sugar levels |
| Chronic stress decreases the body's immune system's response to _____________ and can affect a person's response to immunizations. |
infection |
| The hyper-arousal of the body's stress response system can lead to chronic _____________. |
insomnia |
| Extreme or sudden emotional trauma can lead to "broken heart syndrome" (BHS), or stress cardiomyopathy (severe heart muscle weakness). This condition occurs rapidly and usually in ___. In Japan, BHS is called "octopus trap cardiomyopathy" . |
women |
