Contrary to popular belief, stress, this is not bad at all. Here is hunger – is it bad? If there is something to eat, of course … While the brain reacts with a natural-normal way, hunger signals us that it is time to feed the body with energy, otherwise it is inevitable. Stress is also natural. After all, what is he like? Stresses experienced by a living organism in order to adapt or cope with the external environment. The external environment was, is and will be. And we want to live in it, and even well live, that is, to adapt to it. Or we want to live not only well, but also and since we want, that is, we want to cope with it … Natural instincts help us survive. But, if without food, different organisms can do from several days to several months (for example, crocodiles – up to a year), then the enemy usually does not leave time for thought. Therefore, with the brain awareness, we “turn on” instantly. Hormones of stress are thrown into the blood. Adrenaline and norepinephrine “launch” our turns, cortisol – disables everything that prevents you from fighting or running. Salvation of “right now” is more important than hunger, sensation of pain, as well as desires associated with the continuation of the genus. Everything is in order: won, scared? In an hour, the body returns to a normal life: I want to live, eat and love! Well, who will say that stress is bad? Bad when there is too much. Equally, like too little. Yes! The American neurophysiologist described hopeless depression in the Babuin group, in the absence of predators and the presence of a huge amount of free time. What is “too much stress” it would be better not to know. Personal dramas, natural and technological disasters have destructive consequences for the body – post -traumatic syndrome, depression. For the most part they happen outside the desire of a person, and we understand how the help is important in such cases. But it turns out that daily repeated minor troubles can make the same changes in the brain as a serious stressful situation, and also lead to post -traumatic stressful disorder and depression. Not all. So who? 50 years ago, scientists Friedman and Rosenman studied the dependence of human health on the character. It was described, the so -called “personality type A”, characterized by aggressiveness, the desire to suppress, impatience. This type was recognized as a clear harbinger of heart disease for its owner. Digging in components, the researchers deduced the main risk factors for health – hostility, anger and desire to dominate society (very significant – the desire to interrupt the speech of the interlocutor). Chronic negative reactions are equivalent to constant in a state of stress and are also destructive for the body. Recently, they have been talking about another personality trait associated with a high risk of stress – persistence in the desire for success. Когда цели труднодостижимы, постоянное стремление к преодолению может привести к истощению и фрустрации. Optimism and positive attitude are valued not only by surrounding people. They are also useful for their owner. A fewer heart diseases, the best forecasts after heart surgery and a long life expectancy among positively configured optimists have been noted. Even low susceptibility to viruses causing a cold was confirmed experimentally. Although – maybe the optimists were just less ached? In general, the mutual influence of the environment and innate qualities is very difficult. As in any science, the more we learn, the more questions appear. Even such a industry as behavioral genetics arose. Studying the influence of mother’s behavior on offspring on mice showed that the shy mice showed less care and raised the shy offspring. Although, it was worth their mice to be raised more calm mothers, showing more care, and the mice grew up brave, like their adoptive mothers. In nature, it is through maternal behavior that knowledge of the environment is transmitted about the conditions operating in this territory. The offspring is prepared for survival in the same circumstances in which parents live. But we are people, we can already influence them, we are no longer so helplessly dependent on external conditions. And biological mechanisms continue to work, fixing our fears in the minds of our children. A large step forward was taken with the opening of the gene responsible for sensitivity to stress. However, his inheritance is not all! Observation of families showed that seven -year -old children with changes in its structure are behind peers, shy, strive for solitude. However, if the child receives support from the mother, natural protection, fixed genetically, does not work and the behavior of the child with such a changed gene does not deviate from the norm! So, how vulnery your adult child will be, depends on how much protected and tiled he felt in childhood. But not at all from how much material benefits his parents possessed. He will convey the same feeling of the world to his children. And the boy too! After all, love in the house, calmness and a feeling of security by the mother of his children – and his concern.
