http://www.aastress.com/35/is-our-reaction-to-stress-genetically-determined-or-do-we-learn-how-to-respond-to-stress-by-observing-others/ Live Stress Free Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.aastress.com/35/is-our-reaction-to-stress-genetically-determined-or-do-we-learn-how-to-respond-to-stress-by-observing-others/#comment-61 Lora R Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:51:43 +0000 http://www.aastress.com/35/is-our-reaction-to-stress-genetically-determined-or-do-we-learn-how-to-respond-to-stress-by-observing-others/#comment-61 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 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

]]> http://www.aastress.com/35/is-our-reaction-to-stress-genetically-determined-or-do-we-learn-how-to-respond-to-stress-by-observing-others/#comment-60 sian_hall@ymail.com Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:42:31 +0000 http://www.aastress.com/35/is-our-reaction-to-stress-genetically-determined-or-do-we-learn-how-to-respond-to-stress-by-observing-others/#comment-60 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. 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.

]]> http://www.aastress.com/35/is-our-reaction-to-stress-genetically-determined-or-do-we-learn-how-to-respond-to-stress-by-observing-others/#comment-59 kay_flood Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:07:14 +0000 http://www.aastress.com/35/is-our-reaction-to-stress-genetically-determined-or-do-we-learn-how-to-respond-to-stress-by-observing-others/#comment-59 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. 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.

]]> http://www.aastress.com/35/is-our-reaction-to-stress-genetically-determined-or-do-we-learn-how-to-respond-to-stress-by-observing-others/#comment-58 trex Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:40:17 +0000 http://www.aastress.com/35/is-our-reaction-to-stress-genetically-determined-or-do-we-learn-how-to-respond-to-stress-by-observing-others/#comment-58 you can learn by training yourself to handle it better you can learn by training yourself to handle it better

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