Thus, researchers are unclear whether and to what extent elevated CRP levels are associated with psychological distress and depression in the general population. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a commonly used marker of inflammatory disease when CRP levels exceed 10 mg/L.
General Adaptation Syndrome. Selye defined stress as: âStress is the nonspecific response of the body to any demand, whether it is caused by, or results in, pleasant or unpleasant conditions.â. Selye identified three stages of adaptation which a person goes through in his General Adaptation Syndrome in 1936.ans Selye is often considered one of the early pioneers of modern stress theory.
BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that results from infection by an unusual transmissible agent called a prion. The nature of the transmissible agent is not well understood. Currently, the most accepted theory is that the agent is a modified form of a normal protein known as prion protein.