Re:How Dad's Stresses Get Passed Along to Offspring
by abcdcba on Thursday November 08, 2018 @09:14AM
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Are there different types of stresses? Do these physical external stresses (lack of food, wet bed, being physically stuck) have the same affect as a internal stress that we may have some control over (existential crisis, feeling stuck, social anxiety)?
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Re:How Dad's Stresses Get Passed Along to Offspring
by basseq on Thursday November 08, 2018 @09:46AM
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Or is it the ability to deal with stress, regardless of the source? If I'm reading the study[1] correctly, offspring of stressed fathers were less stressed than offspring of non-stressed fathers:
> Alternatively, a reduced physiological stress response may reflect an adaptive response programmed by the paternal lineage as a protective measure, ensuring greater offspring fitness in what is expected to be a more stressful environment.
Interestingly, this doesn't seem to be associated with "serotonin in mediating changes in [...] stress", most commonly associated with SSRIs, which are used to treat psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, etc.
Re:How Dad's Stresses Get Passed Along to Offspring
by gerbilly on Thursday November 08, 2018 @09:47AM
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It is generally agreed that both types of stressors environmental and psycho-social, have the same effects. These effects can be measured in hormone levels in the blood.
Of course malnutrition and other physical insults might also cause permanent injuries.