HSS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System, Action Potential

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1100
• Professor: James Gomes

Document Summary

Encompasses the social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual dimensions of health. Psychosocially healthy people have managed to develop these dimensions to optimal levels. Psychosocially healthy people respond to challenges, disappointments, joys, frustrations and pains by summoning up personal resources acquired through years of experience. Psychosocially healthy people are resilient and are actively involved in the process of living rather than being trapped in despondency caused by negative events in life. Send impulses about sensory stimuli from periphery to the central nervous system. Send impulses from the central nervous system to peripheral tissues. An electrical wave spreads down the neuron. Chemicals released upon arrival of a nerve impulse at the end of a neuron that transmits the impulse to adjacent neurons. Branch of psychology devoted to the study of the elements that allow individuals to thrive and the goals are: Have more positive than negative emotions, to enhance an overall sense of well-being. Learn to derive pleasure from everyday experiences.