PSYCH-220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Autonomic Nervous System, Sensation Seeking
30 Sep 2020
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Role in mother-child bonding, romantic attachment, and sexual response. Concentration in men is about 10 times higher than in women. Link with aggression and sexuality - relationships are complex and many other. Cohen"s d: 0. 9 massive gender difference in aggression. More similarities than differences between men and women. Released in response to stress to create the fight-or-flight response adrenaline rush . Instead of focusing on themselves when experiencing stress, more likely. Hormone: cortisol: to try to calm others down and connect with others. Women more likely to negotiate (could be due to biological. Only initial and automatic response to stress. Sustained energy to deal with what"s happening. At first will ease stress, but if stress experience is prolonged, you tend to feel. Chronically high levels in people with severe stress, anxiety, and depression. Low levels related to post-traumatic stress disorder and sensation seeking. Even positive life experiences can be very stressful physically and mentally exhausted can lead to death.
