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    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.

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