PSB-2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Hans Selye, Gastric Mucosa, Adrenal Gland
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Acute physical- when your life is in danger. The sns is the ight or light branch of the ans. It turns of digesive system, accelerates heartbeat, acivates adrenal gland. It is a medium to long-term stress response system. You seem them more frequently in people who are stressed. Digesion happens more slowly, you have congesion, problems with bowl movements bc digesive system is turned down. It does: thin gastric mucosa, inhibit inlammaion, increase stomach acid producion, infecing the cells, frequent acid relex. Your body might make too much corisol because of a tumor, too much htch. The amygdala and hippocampus are acivated by stress. However, they respond very diferently to long term stress. Moods have valence: negaive (depression, posiive (mania) Emoional: sadness and helplessness, anhedonia- lack of pleasure. Somaic: low energy, hypersomnia- sleeping a lot. Cogniive: feelings of worthlessness and guilt, poor concentraion, memory deicits. Of these 7 anidepressants: 4 ssri, 1 sari, 1snri.
