PSYC 3170 Lecture Notes - Guided Imagery, Tension Headache, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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Chapter 7 moderators of the stress experience. Earthquake 4 families affected by it in different ways, individuals with more resources find a stressful situation less so whereas the ones with no resources may cope very poorly. Termed stress moderators because the factors modify how stress is experienced and its effects. Stress and illness stress has effects on four physiological systems of the body: the sympathetic adrenomeduallary system, the pituitary adrenocortical system, neuropeptide system, and the immune system. (fig 7. 1). Initial vulnerability pre-existing vulnerabilities are especially important in the stress-illness relationship eg: hamster with heart disease, stress precipitated heart failure. Health behaviours stress can alter a person"s behaviour pattern and indirectly affect illness ex: divorced couple, stressful event, man may be dependent on wife so his behaviour may change for intake of food, sleeping, or alcohol consumption. Pre-existing physiological and psychological vulnerabilities, exposure to stress, and behaviour changes may result, leading to a greater likelihood of illness.
