Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Autonomic Nervous System, Cortisol, Psychoneuroimmunology

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1001A/B
• Professor: Shauna Burke

Document Summary

Greater understanding of being present in the moment. Not to be overwhelmed with your emotions and to live in the present time. We cant change every little thing that happens in life but we can change the way we experience. Ten minutes out of your day to step back and familiarize yourself with the situation. The goal is not to reduce stress, but to better experience, interpret stress and cope with it. Situations that trigger physical and emotional reactions are considered to be stressors. Stress: the general physical and emotional state that accompanies the stress response. Autonomic nervous system: part of the nervous system that is not under conscious supervision. It is divided into parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions. Parasympathetic system: in control when you are relaxed, aids in digestion, storing energy, growth promotion. Sympathetic division: activated during arousal and emergency situations. Released norepinephrine which commands body to mobilize energy resources to respond to crisis.