Health Sciences 1001A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Adrenal Gland, Autonomic Nervous System, Sweat Gland

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1001A/B
• Professor: Jessica Polzer

Document Summary

Stress: the general physiological and emotional state that accompanies the stress response. Not limited to negative situations: stressor: situations that trigger physical and emotional reactions, stress response: the reactions themselves. The primary determinant of the health consequences of stress is how the individual responds to. This system helps control body functions by releasing hormones and other chemical messengers into the bloodstream to influence metabolism and other body processes: nervous + endocrine systems. Type a: people who are described as ultra competitive, controlling, impatient, aggressive, and even hostile. Type b: people who are relaxed and contemplative. Type c: people who are characterized by anger suppression, difficulty expressing emotions, feelings of hopelessness and despair, and an exaggerated response to minor stressors. Type d: people who have a tendency to feel, but not express, negative emotions and avoid social contact with others. Stress can increase vulnerability to many ailments. Eg. many post-secondary students notice an increase in the cases of colds and.