3.12: End-of-Chapter Material Last updated Save as PDF Page ID 87783 Key takeaways for this Chapter Stressor is something in your life that causes stress. The stress response is your physical, emotional, and behavioral response to stressors. Stressor + Stress Response = Stress The fight or flight response is the bodies physical response to stressors The fight or flight response is very important for escaping danger, however is elicited at any level of stress, either acute or long term. People have varying emotional and behavioral responses to stress. It is important to use productive behavioral responses rather than counter-productive responses. Some stress is good for you! Too much negative stress is associated with disease. You can take purposeful actions to reduce stress in your life. You can get help with stress by visiting our campus health professionals: they are free and provide confidential services. Media Attributions HebbianYerkesDodson © Yerkes and Dodson, Hebbian is licensed under a Public Domain license Kieco ). New York: Consumer Reports. retrieved from http://pni.osumc.edu/pnimedstudent.html . Tausk, F., Elenkov, I. and Moynihan, J. (2008), Psychoneuroimmunology. Dermatologic Therapy, 21: 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00166.x