PSY 3330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cortisol, Hans Selye, Pituitary Gland
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Physical disorders: health, a general state of well-being, the association between physical and psychological health interact in two ways. Psychosocial factors disrupt are biological processes which may lead to physical disorders and disease. The second way is engaging into risky behaviors causes or contribute to a variety of physical disorders and disease. Lifestyle factors that influence the extent to which someone develops a physical illness and things that clinicians can help with to improve health (walsh, 2011). We can incorporate these into therapy or into someone"s lifestyle. Feeling of pressure or too much to do in a short amount of time: physiological. How the body responds to a stressor: when we feel the effects of stress we have a neurobiological response. Hpa axis: crf to the pituitary to the adrenal to release cortisol and floods the blood stream, the hippocampus is the center to turn off the feedback loop.
