PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Tachycardia, Panic Disorder, Cerebral Cortex

• School: UTM
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100Y5
• Professor: Dax Urbszat

Document Summary

Amygdala: tends towards cauion, react towards things that are novel/don"t understand/haven"t seen before/past things that are potenially threatening. How we appraise it and deal with the stressor. Perceived by cerebral cortex: flight or light reacion, if it creates anxiety, have to think about it. Hypothalamus determines issues regarding the 4 f"s. Higher blood pressure, irregular heart rate (working harder), sweaing to cool the body, Can remain acive for long periods of ime. Build up of clots in arteries, gets stuck in brain, etc. Good if you"ve been ighing, corisol helps ight inlammaion. Helps body return to normal body state. Low to moderate levels of stress that are present. Increased heart rate and pressure if you use to a lot, dies faster. Increased adrenaline and noradrenaline men vs women. More prone to accidents when stressed out less ability to concentrate. Immune system to keep us alive over long period of ime, borrow from immune system.