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There are several ways to characterize a persons’ reaction to stressful situations. Most commonly, the response of the autonomic nervous system as reflected in heart frequency, blood pressure, or respiratory rate is used as a simple measure of the emotional response Another possibility is to determine the endocrine reaction pattern by measuring the plasma levels of those hormones known to be increased during stress.
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Lang, R.E., Kraft, K., Unger, T., Ganten, D. (1984). Hormonal Response to Acute Stress: Focus on Opioid Peptides. In: Ballieux, R.E., Fielding, J.F., L’Abbate, A. (eds) Breakdown in Human Adaptation to ‘Stress’. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3285-2_22
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