Kvalitatiivne uurimustöö Emotsioonide regulatsioon ja stress
, 2006) . Thus further
studies in this area would increase our understanding of the emotional regulation of
the physiological response and lead to better psychotherapeutic interventions and / or
management of the damaging stress response.
1.3 Stress and physiological factors.
Organisms respond to stress with secretion of neuroendocrine mediators. These
hormones interact with physical, cognitive and emotional processes. (Steptoe et al.,
2007; Herbert et al., 2006; De Kloet et al., 2005; Kiecolt-Glaser et al., 2003; Rohleder
et al., 2002,). Psychological and other forms of stress influence the sympathetic
nervous system, hypothalamuspituitary adrenal (HPA) - axis, and immune system;
the interaction between these systems is complex (Raison et al., 2003, Pariante &
Miller, 2001; Adler, Felten & Cohen, 2001). Activation of the HPA axis by physical
or psychological stress begins with corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) secretion
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