Running head: Effects of Chronic Stress on Mental and Physical Health
Effects of Chronic Stress on Mental and Physical Health in Young Adults: How Stress Impacts
Our Health
Caroline G. Livingston
University of Georgia
Effects of Chronic Stress on Mental and Physical Health
Abstract
Stress, in short bursts, can be a positive influence like meeting a deadline. However, if left
unmanaged, long-term effects can affect an individual’s health, both mentally and physically.
The relationship between psychosocial stressors and mental and physical health is affected by
