?Explain how stressors are different today than they were in our ancestors' times. Relate this to why and how stress has become a major contributing factor to disease and illness.

What will be an ideal response?


?Today we face traffic jams and deadlines, loneliness and lack of money, arguments and exams-different types of challenges from our ancestors' and none of which demand that we run or fight. However, our bodies are unable to distinguish between life-threatening dangers and the more mundane problems of modern life. According to one doctor, "we end up pumping high-energy chemicals for low-energy needs. The price is high: over the long haul you turn the energy inward and burn out."

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What will be an ideal response?

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