Psychology 1100E Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Stress (Biology), Adrenal Medulla, Autonomic Nervous System
6 Mar 2019
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Stressful life events differ with age. Stressful life events unique to your age group. Thus, benefits may be garnered with less cognitively demanding tasks. If a stimulus is considered to be a stressor. Alarm threat recognized; physiological reactions associated with fight or flight. Resistance prepares to fight stressor; uses physical and mental resources. Exhaustion when faced with prolonged stress, depleted resources; stress response declines. Help to provide energy to you body by turning stored fats into glucose. The study of the links between nervous system and immune system functioning. Generally, major negative life events immunosuppression. Chronic stress associated with a wide variety of different illnesses. Those with more life stress more likely to develop cold-related symptoms. Increased stress increased risk for coronary heart disease. Stress causes behaviours that increase risk for illness. Activate dopamine reward system dulled by chronic stress. Decreased likelihood of adhering to medical regimens. Aggression and hostility when things go wrong.
