NEUR 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Error Detection And Correction, Basal Ganglia, Amygdala
14 Sep 2017
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What is stress: a stressor is a stimuli that challenges the body"s homeostasis and trigger a response. If stimulus causes a stress response, it can be considered a stressor: the stress response is the body"s response to the challenge of a stressor. The stress response involves physiological and behavioural changes that attempt to cope with or escape the stressor. All stressors (psychological or physical) produce a similar pattern of psychological changes. Stress is an everyday event: while major stressors (war, disease, death) are clearly problematic, researchers are. Nding that minor stressors (bills, laundry) add up as well: additionally, major stressors can produce minor stressors. The major life event can lead to a lot of smaller hassles; nding a lawyer, moving: routine, daily stressors may have a signi cant impact on health. This may be an especially big problem in modern times, when daily hassles are in-escapable.
