ANATOMOPHYSIOLOGY OF STRESS AND THE PROCESS OF ILLNESS

• Autor(a) principal: PEREIRA DE OLIVEIRA ROCHA, THALITA
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: OLIVEIRA SILVA, CAIO, SANTOS MATOS, MATEUS, BATISTA CORREA, FLÁVIA, DA SILVA BURLA, ROGÉRIO
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Científica da Faculdade de Medicina de Campos
• Texto Completo: https://www.fmc.br/ojs/index.php/RCFMC/article/view/198
• topic: Palavras-chaves: eixo hipotálamo-hipófise-adrenal, cortisol, patologias.; Keywords: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, cortisol, pathologies.

The contemporary production organization has imposed on citizens a competitive lifestyle, with the threat of unemployment, long working hours, the need to consume, as well as other difficulties. During stressful events, a hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis response that secretes the hormone cortisol occurs. Depending on the duration and intensity of the stressor, the high level of cortisol may cause pathologies. The present study sought to understand the anatomical and physiological bases of the process of illness caused by chronic stress. Among the most studied pathologies caused by hypercortisolism are hypertension, increased blood glucose, muscle weakness, stretch marks, osteoporosis, obesity, degeneration of the brain and reduction of immunity. It is important to emphasize that people emit different responses to stress, so that the signs and symptoms will not be equal among the affected. Finally, any public or private initiative that establishes social, economic and emotional stability can suppress the pathologies associated with stress.