PSY 707 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Antibody, Amygdala, Cerebrum
10 Apr 2018
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Psy 707: january 22, 2018: class 2: stress psychophysiology. Stress entails the activation of stress-sensitive systems due to a perceived threat/stressor, resulting in physiological changes: increase in epinephrine/norepinephrine, increase in cortisol (stress, increase in cardiovascular output, increase in respiration. Important for attentional control: pons bridge , relays information between the cerebral cortex and the cerebellum. *** check slide 20 for brain structure and memorize it *** Increased positive self-views: seeing stressful situation as a challenge to overcome > successful adaptation to trauma. The immune system: the immune system protects us from harmful antigens such as bacteria, fungi and viruses, our immune system have a number of layers of defense to protect our body. * paradox, stress can also enhance immune function (acute only, not chronic stress) When you have too many gc it is bad. Correlational vs experimental: finding association between two variables (correlational)
