PY - Psychology PY 100S Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Endorphins, Catecholamine, Functional Fixedness
27 Oct 2016
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Emotional and physical process that occurs as individuals try to adjust or deal with events that interfere (or threaten to interfere) with daily functioning. Negative events that call for adjustment (divorce, family illness) Shocking, possibly life threatening events, can lead to serious psychological problems (9/11) Minor irritations, pressures, and annoyances, strong stressors. Continue over a long period of time (living near an airport) Alarm: sympathetic (you see someone with a gun and you know that they are going into the store, you sweat, heart rate goes up) Hormones continue to be dumped into bloodstream. Body settles in for the long battle. Activate the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, other organs. Hypothalamic pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth) adrenal gland corticosteroids. Led to the development of psychobiological models. Problematic if stressor lasts a long time. Could lead to generalized anxiety disorder and depression. Changes in emotional expression, voice quivers, softens. Pattern of severe negative reactions following a traumatic event.
