Psychology 2036A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Sympathetic Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System, Adrenal Medulla

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Chapter 2 - systems of the body: millions of cells form tissues - form organs = body systems. Sympathetic nervous system: role in reaction to stress - prepares the body to respond: catabolic system concerned with the exertion of energy, eg. inc heart rate or tensing of muscles, 2. The midbrain: pathway for sensory and motor impulses moving bw the forebrain and hindbrain, coordination of visual and auditory reflexes, 3. Alzheimer"s disease: progressive and degenerative disease of the brain, impairments to thinking and memory, in aging people, 4. Parkinson"s disease: progressive degeneration of the basal ganglia which controls smooth motor coordination, tremors, rigidity, slowness of movement, 60 and older, more men than women, possibly from the depletion of dopamine, 5. Paraplegia and quadriplegia: paralysis of the lower extremities (or all 4 when upper spinal cord is severed = complete, from injury to the lower spinal cord = incomplete. Direct: bodily contact: handshakes, kissing, sexual intercourse - eg. herpes, hpv: 2.