Is our reaction to stress genetically determined, or do we learn how to respond to stress by observing others?
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JLove asked:
Is our reaction to stress genetically determined, or do we learn how to respond to stress by observing others in our culture by watching television and movies?
September 28th, 2008 at 7:40 am
you can learn by training yourself to handle it better
September 30th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
It depends on the stressor… a life threatening stressor, like suffocation, would be reacted to on an instinctual level. Emotional stressors, and how one responds to them, depends largely on one’s upbringing and environment. Not all stresses are created equal.
October 1st, 2008 at 2:42 am
According to a program that’s on now the way you deal with stress depends on life right from before you were even born. Not only from genetics but from when you were in the womb.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Our reaction to stress may be genetically predetermined. Such as one child in the family may respond to TV with manifestations of fear (afraid of the dark etc) other children may seem fine. One child may handle the stress of divorce totally different than another child. However, each can learn how to handle stress better. They may have to learn to avoid certain stimuli such as scary movies, arguing etc. As adults we face the same thing…if we didn’t learn as children we have to learn as adults how to manage stress. Check out these articles:
Blessings, Lora