Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Walter Bradford Cannon, Autonomic Nervous System

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Alvin Segal

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Stress can also prompt positive emotional responses dense cloud of anguish (gratitude, contentment) Frequency of positive emotions is positively correlated with a measure of resilience Positive emotions contribute to building social, intellectual, and physical resources that can be helpful in dealing with stress and allow one to experience flourishing mental health. Positive emotional style is associated with enhanced immune functioning and physical health. Strong emotions may hamper or enhance our ability to cope with stress, depending on our level of arousal and the task complexity. For low complexity tasks, a high level of arousal is best. For medium complexity tasks, a medium level of arousal is best. For high complexity tasks, a low level of arousal is best: describe some physiological responses to stress, including the fight-or- flight response and the general adaptation syndrome. The fight-or-flight response : a physiological reaction to threat that mobilizes an organism for attacking (fight) or fleeing (flight) an enemy. (walter cannon. ) involuntary.