PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Authoritarianism, Panic Attack, Libido
20 Oct 2016
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Fight or flight response: physiological changes that occur instinctively as a response to perceived threat or danger. General adaption syndrome: the idea is that stress responses occur in stages of, alarm. Immediate psychological and physiological responses: increased bp, muscle tension, increased heart rate, adrenaline releases, resistance. Using mental resources to respond appropriately to such a stressor: running away, studying furiously. Mental resources are depleting and physiological stress response declines: physiology of stress; the two stress pathways. Autonomic nervous system (ans: part of the ans, the sympathetic nervous system is triggered in response to stress, which then cause the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine (adrenaline, ultimately triggering the fight or flight response. Preparing the body to respond to stress: stress, immunity and illness. Type a personality: these people are more impatient, worry about time and are easily angered, competitive and easily angered, also more prone to poorer health, specifically heart attacks, also more likely to engage is risky behaviors.
