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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Enteric nervous system, Parasympathetic nervous system, Sympathetic nervous system, Stress, Neural top down control of physiology, Vasovagal response, Freezing behavior, Fight-or-flight response, Ciliary ganglion, Baroreflex, Pterygopalatine ganglion, Cholinergic, Sympathetic ganglion, Parasympathetic ganglion, Auerbach's plexus, Parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion, Meissner's plexus, San Francisco Syncope Rule, Prevertebral ganglia, Postganglionic fibers, Cavernous nerves of penis, Preganglionic fibers, Aorticorenal ganglion, Rostral ventrolateral medulla, Serotonergic, Superior mesenteric ganglion, Prostigmine, Inferior mesenteric ganglion, Vagotonia, Autonomic ganglion, Parasympathetic rebound, Adrenergic nerve fibre. Excerpt: Stress is a term in psychology and biology, borrowed from physics and engineering and first used in the biological context in the 1930s, which has in more recent decades become commonly used in popular parlance. It refers to the consequence of the failure of an organism - human or other animal - to respond adequately to mental, emotional or physical demands, whether actual or imagined. Signs of stress may be cognitive, emotional, physical or behavioral. Signs include poor judgment, a general negative outlook, excessive worrying, moodiness, irritability, agitation, inability to relax, feeling lonely, isolated or depressed, acne, aches and pains, diarrhea or constipation, nausea, dizziness, chest pain, rapid heartbeat, eating too much or not enough, sleeping too much or not enough, social withdrawal, procrastination or neglect of responsibilities, increased alcohol, nicotine or drug consumption, and nervous habits such as pacing about, nail-biting and neck pains. The term stress was first employed in a biological context by the endocrinologist Hans Selye in the 1930s. He later broadened ...
