ANT208H1 Lecture 11: Lecture 11 - Mental Health and Illness
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3 parts: multiple choice (/30), short fill in the blanks (/20), short long (/10) - i. e. question on quizzes that can be up to a paragraph. First 5 chapters (0-3 marks per unit) - 1&2 are lumped together and de-emphasized. 3 hours a day getting calories; 9 hours of free time. Stressed by each other; social and psychological tools invented by their own species. Take blood without knowing to avoid anticipatory stress. Measured hormones (adrenaline, glucocorticoids - backbones of stress response) Zebra escaping = stress response shuts down. Psychological states -> stress for humans (not for physiological reason; nonstop) Goal = have right type of stress (transient; moderate stressor) Males know where they stand in society - politics. Dominant = low stress hormones; submissive = higher. Low ranks = increased heart rates and blood pressure (link stress to deteriorating health of primate) Whitehall civil service: job = ranked in precise hierarchy. London (expensive) - living or stress from commute/nutrition.
