HES 145 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thaddeus Golas, Hemorheology, Endocrine System
1 Sep 2016
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Something external to the person that causes mental and/or physical tensions and arousal: can be bad good or bad. Internal state of a person: the reactions themselves, both physiological and emotional states of the person. Stress arises from a transaction between a person and the environment. Synonymous with change: may be good or bad. What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens -thaddeus golas. Social: real social networks, virtual social networks. Environmental: natural disasters, acts of violence o. Hanshin-awaji earthquake (japan, 1995: bp increased, nocturnal bp no longer dipped, blood viscosity increased. Two systems in your body responsible for physical response. Rapid chemical reactions affecting almost every part of your body. In control during times of arousal and in emergencies (exercise, pain, fear, anger) Neurotransmitter: a messenger of neurologic information from one cell to another. Acts on organs, sweat glands, muscles, and blood vessels.
