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context-specific effectiveness

When the coping strategy used is appropriate for the unique demands of the stressor.

avoidant strategies

Coping strategies that evade the stressor, seeking to indirectly reduce stress

can usually be unhealthy

usually from ppl seeking immediate releif

approach strategies

Coping strategies that directly confront the source of the stress.

stress coping strategies

how someone will cope with a stressor

Coping flexibility

The ability to adjust or change one’s coping strategies depending on the unique and changing demands of a stressor.

gut brain axis

The bi-directional relationship between the gut and brain.

through the enteric NS and Central NS

is still emerging research!!

vagus nerve

relays messages between gut and brain

80-90% of nerve fibres responsible for FROM GUT to brain

and 10-20% FROM BRAIN to gut

The most important nerve in our parasympathetic nervous systems, playing a role in our mood, immune response, digestion, and heart rates.

Microbiota

Living organisms that live in our gastrointestinal tract and maintain gut health and functioning.