NEUR 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Controllability
8 Dec 2017
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Hazard and risk: difference is that hazard is the potential thing that can be harmed. Stressors come in different forms: processes stressors is when it requires a process (physical and psychological stressors) systemic stressors: goes into the body that stimulates other processes (chemicals in your body that causes a reaction), like flu. In systemic stressors the immune system will be activated and flamantory responses will take place. Reliability: if the study done several times then the result is the same each time. (within the data) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)lusio(cid:374) is(cid:374)"t (cid:448)alid. Vs. validity: measuring what you think you are measuring. Behavioral studies rats were the ones used but worldwide mice is used more in many studies. The symptoms that are close to humans. like decrease eating, not finding pleasure in things that are pleasurable. Drugs that have an effect in a(cid:374)i(cid:373)als (cid:271)ut (cid:374)ot hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s the(cid:374) it tells us that the (cid:373)odel is(cid:374)"t (cid:448)alid. Stress is a dynamic process, changes every time.
