Physiological Effects of Stress: 2 Questions Answered

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Start date Apr 26, 2005
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Relaxing muscles physiologically induces calm by reducing energy expenditure, slowing the heart rate, and lowering blood pressure. This physiological response is interpreted by the brain as a state of calmness, although the exact mechanisms of this translation remain complex and not fully understood.

Apr 26, 2005

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Why, on the physiological level, relaxing our muscles induce calm.

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Apr 29, 2005

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Here are a few thoughts. Relaxing your muscles, uses less of your energy, it slows down your heartrate and reduces your blood pressure. How this becomes translated by your brain to sense calmness is another matter

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