Research Paper on:
Development, Growth, and the Impact of Stress

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Both positive and negative effects of stress are included as they pertain to developmental psychology research, theories and perspectives. STRESS: BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE One can readily argue  the fact that stress is a precursor for many diseases. When the body/mind connection is placed in such a position of compromise, there can be no way to avoid  detrimental impact that can manifest itself in the form of various cancers, depression, lupus, cardiovascular problems and Crohns disease, just to name a few. Not only can stress influence  the onset of the disease, but mental anxiety can also inhibit effective healing, growth and development as well (Hermon-Taylor 1998). The relationship between stress and health is unmistakable;  indeed, the correlation that exists between the two entities is so strong that ones very existence hinges upon the ability to effectively balance good stress with the bad. Ones  development both mentally and physically can be thwarted if stress is not dealt with. There are positive aspects of stress as well however. What could possibly be good  about stress? It is a natural motivator as well as a barometer of life. If an individual lives each day without some simple form of stress, the mind/body  connection is not stimulated. However, this stress is completely divergent from the kind that works to tear down the mind/body connection; rather, beneficial stress can be as simple as  being excited over a baseball game or anticipating a first date. While such emotions are not typically associated with stress, they do place a certain amount of anxiety and  tension upon the mind/body connection, albeit a significantly more positive encumbrance than that of negative stress. This positive stress can serve to help children develop into more fully functioning