MEDICAL ENGLISHUNIT 8: DEPRESSION AND STRESSThe Difference Between Stress, Anxiety and Depression

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In modern life, everyone live in a fast pace life and there are many annoying things surrounding us like exams, works or making friends. These problems make us feel stressful.

But have you ever think what is stress?

RADIO Let us listen to experts talking about what is

stress.

What is Stress? From ABC News PS: Notice the question what is the difference

between stress and anxiety.

Stress is our normal part of daily life. It may cause mental diseases and anxiety.

Ans: Stress is somehow like our daily basic and it helps us response many problem. Anxiety is how we react to stress and it may produce fears and hurt our health.

STRESS AND DEPRESSION According to CNN news, one stressful event

after another - losing your job, worrying about a sick loved one, moving and leaving behind a strong social network - can accumulate and trigger depression.

Q:What are the symptoms when we feel depression?

CNN tells us we may get sleep issues (either trouble sleeping or sleeping too much), experiencing aches and pains, getting sick often, loss of appetite and problems going to the bathroom. Some people say they feel worried all of the time or are constantly exhausted.

COMPARE What is the difference between stress,

anxiety and depression? Are they all the same?

Kate Pamphilon, a holistic kinesiologist tell us:

In stressful situationHPA axis release stress

hormones

normalsituation

passfeel

stress

situation constant

too high stress hormoneanxiety

Not treatrisk depression or

exhaustion

HPA Axis : Hypothalamus – Pituitary gland – Adrenal glands Axis

Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics, is the science of human movement

QUESTION Really??

?

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

Stress Hormones

Psychology

ANOTHER REPORT Scientists at The University of Western

Ontario have discovered that:

CRFR1In Stress Anxiety

5-HTRs

Depression

CRFR1:corticotropin releasing factor receptor 1

5-HTRs:specific types of serotonin receptors

CONCLUDING

Which effect is more dominant?

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

Chemical affect

Psychological affect

Chemical affect

Chemical affect

Kate Western Ontario

Finally, when our HPA Axis releases stress hormones abnormally, it not only causes anxiety and depression, but also affects our digestion, immune system, mood and emotions, sexuality, and energy storage and use, because HPA Axis also involves these functions.

Therefore, experts recommend us when the stress situation continues, we must take some methods to make ourselves easy like deep breath, looking the place that makes us relax, doing some relaxing activities such as yoga, and having a well balanced diet.

THE STRUCTURE OF MY TERM PAPER

Cite CNN News and ABC News as my preface Induce stress, anxiety, and depression Cite Kate’s theory Question Kate’s theory Cite another theory Compare both theories Advocate some prevention and therapies