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Connection between stress and illness on the example of cancer and heart disease Stress causes some kind of body’s response in everyone. Affecting in the short-term it can improve our performance, but in long-term it’s harmful and causes various diseases from cold to cancer, including heart disease, arthritis, asthma, and ulcers. Two of the most serious illness from the list above are cancer and heart disease, so I will focus on the connection between those and stress. Studies suggest that there may be links between cancer and emotions. Body’s immune system consist of billions of cells that travel through the bloodstream and defend us against bacteria, viruses, and cancer. The field of research called psychoimmunology believes that prolonged stress may lead to lower levels of norepinephrine (neurotransmitters) in the brain and when the organism reacts for stress with helplessness and depression the chances to reject cancer cells maximized and we are more prone to become ill. Heart d...

As we know, every stage of life has its own characteristic features. Depending on the moment of life, different needs, fears or hopes will affect us. In this essay, I will try to present and compare two consecutive stages of life such as early adulthood and middle adulthood. I will pay attention to their course as well as the challenges and pleasures that they have. From a legal point of view, early adulthood begins with the age of 18 (in Poland). However, from a psychological perspective, early adulthood begins when a person acquires some independence in taking responsibility for himself and when he acquires the ability to be interdependent, while building interpersonal relationships and setting new commitments. Although young people often try to delay their entry into adulthood, they must finally rise to the challenge and face situations that await them. So, what challenges await people who are in this moment of life? They face many dilemmas and decisions that require thei...