Pathophysiology Final Paper Pathophysiology - 1077 Words

Amal Wasuge Pathophysiology Final Paper Thursday April 16, 2015 In today’s society nearly every individual experiences some sort of stress, whether it is chronic stress or acute. Acute stress is the immediate response to a demanding situation, for example, managing your home life, finances and the status of ones health. According Time Magazine, a recent survey reports that the incidence of stress has declined but is still lingering over the lives of young adults. The National Stress in America survey had two thousand participants ages eighteen to thirty –three, more than half of this population reported receiving minimal to no support in coping with the stress (Sifferlin, 2013). Most of the young adults reported that a single source†¦show more content†¦According to National Institutes of Health, health complications arise when nerve chemicals and hormones that are released during a stress response persists for an extended period of time and take control over other body functions. Some of the disrupted systems include, the immune, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and reproductive systems (http://www.nimh.nih.gov). The immune system contains many cells that are responsible for protecting the body against viral, bacterial and fungal infections. A weakened immune system resulted by stress will contribute to the development of diseases. Additionally, the musculoskeletal system is also affected during a stress response. The muscle system generally tenses up for long period of time, resulting in tension headaches, migraines and further musculoskeletal conditions. The target population for this article was young adults or the â€Å"millennials.† An Expert reported to Time Magazine that the millennials are those individuals between the ages of eighteen to thirty-three. He believes that they are growing up at a tough time, a time where the economy fell apart as this age group was ending their college educations (Sifferlin, 2013). It was also mentioned that this population especially was sheltered in several ways with a lot of high expectations from fellow members of society. Based on those variables the levels of stress experienced by this population are tremendous (Sifferlin, 2013). Even though a drop of stress levels