Cycle of Health
Medical Student Minute | Childhood Stress
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Raquel Batista explains how childhood stress shapes our responses to stress later in life.
On the next “Medical Student Minute”, Raquel Batista explains how childhood stress shapes our responses to stress later in life.
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Cycle of Health is a local public television program presented by WCNY
Cycle of Health
Medical Student Minute | Childhood Stress
Special | 1m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
On the next “Medical Student Minute”, Raquel Batista explains how childhood stress shapes our responses to stress later in life.
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Minute on childhood stress adverse childhood events, or ACS like abuse, violence or addictio can reduce cortisol receptors.
The brain's stress breaks with fewer breaks, the body gets stuck in fight or flight.
That's why small stressors like a tough email or traffic, can feel overwhelming to someone who's had a lot of aces over time.
Constant stress raises risk for mood disorders, inflammation, hear disease, and autoimmune issues, but healing is possible.
Medications balance brain chemistry therapy helps process trauma and exercise.
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Early adversity is tough, but the right tools help us recover.
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