HD FS 258 Lecture Notes - Lecture 46: Major Depressive Disorder, Psychological Stress, Myocardial Infarction
28 Mar 2017
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Potential ramifications: felony of the third degree, misdemeanor of the second degree, loss of employment. A judge or jury of your peers may decide what is reasonable. Convicted of misdemeanor of child endangerment on friday. Health consequences o o o o o o. Chronic stress/abuse hypothalamus increased levels of crh anterior pituitary increased levels of acth adrenal glands cortisol o. Tells anterior pituitary/hypothalamus to slow production of acth/crh. Continued elevation of cortisol disrupts signal back to hypothalamus. Continues to produce crh makes more cortisol. Experience elevated cortisol for a prolonged period of time. Psychological stress is different because it stays with you o o o. Transdiagnostic mechanisms o o o o o o o o o o o. Right after sexual abuse occurs, elevation in cortisol levels. Cortisol sample din the morning, at the same time for the girls. Right after exposed, significantly high levels of cortisol. What was normal for you is no longer normal.
