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Wait... doesn't low blood levels of cortisol also indicates that the body doesn't react to stress like it should ? Like in the Selye model, when the body just g
by johnchristopher 7y ago
Wait... doesn't low blood levels of cortisol also indicates that the body doesn't react to stress like it should ? Like in the Selye model, when the body just gives up and doesn't react anymore (but still suffers the consequences: high blood pressure, muscular stress, etc.).
- cpncrunch 7y agoStress causes cortisol to increase, but long-term chronic stress can result in low cortisol, and this happens in PTSD, burnout, CFS and other conditions. Factors include time since onset, nature of the threat, emotions elicted by the stressor, controllability of the stressor, and the psychiatric characteristics of the person. https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.northwestern.edu/dist/0/63/files/2013/03/07-Psych-Bull-If-it-goes-up-must-it-come-down.pdf https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.northwestern.edu/dist/0/...