Stress & Cardiovascular Disorders
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- Stress & Cardiovascular Disorders
- Williams et al - Anger (Acute stressor)
- - 13,000 people completed a 10 question anger scale. - None of the participants suffered from heart disease at this point. - 6 years later 256 participants experienced a heart attack.
- Those who scored high on the anger scale were more likely to experience heart attacks than those who scored lower.
- People who had 'moderate' scores were 35% likely to experience a coronary event. This study suggests that anger may lead to cardiovascular disorders.
- Those who scored high on the anger scale were more likely to experience heart attacks than those who scored lower.
- - 13,000 people completed a 10 question anger scale. - None of the participants suffered from heart disease at this point. - 6 years later 256 participants experienced a heart attack.
- Russek - Work stress (Chronic stressor)
- Looked at heart disease in medical professions.
- One group of doctors was designated as 'high-stress' whereas the other group were 'low-stress'.
- Heart disease was greater among the GPs (high-stress) and lowest among the dermatologists (low-stress). This supports the view that chronic stress can lead to heart disease.
- One group of doctors was designated as 'high-stress' whereas the other group were 'low-stress'.
- Looked at heart disease in medical professions.
- Individual differences
- Research suggests that the sympathetic branch in the ANS is more reactive in some individuals.
- This means that some people respond to stress with greater increase in BP and heart rate and this would lead to more damage being done to the cardiovascular system.
- Research suggests that the sympathetic branch in the ANS is more reactive in some individuals.
- Stress may directly cause illness, however it may also indirectly cause illness.
- Stressed individuals are more likely to engage in activities that are unhealthy such as smoking or drug-taking. And so other factors may cause illness rather than the stressor itself.
- Williams et al - Anger (Acute stressor)
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