SOC318H5 Lecture 7: 318 (7)
Document Summary
Soc 318: class 7: biosocial and evolutionary perspectives of mental health ii: applications. Lizard brain: brain stems + cerebelum, fight or flight, autopilot. Mammal brain: limbic system, emotions + memories + habits, decisions. Human brain: neocortex, language + abstract , reasons + rationalizes. Ssri: serotonins: when upset/suicidal/ = could be serotonins are impacting, how certain individuals can have predisposition towards having serotonins issues. Stress can be adaptive, in that it can serve as a stimulus for change in one"s environment or in oneself: when severe or chronic, however, can lead to, depression, health problems, risky behavior. Stress can be adaptive (instead solely bad): change lives or environment: eg) assignment due: healthy stress to change environment to plan, ultimately forces you to change, don"t want to deal with stress therefore change situations. When severe: eg) being bullied everyday = can have severe implication for ppl"s functioning: can cause ppl to engage in risky behaviours, health problems: like blood pressure.
