SOCI 425 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services, Sexual Addiction, Proletarianization
15 Sep 2016
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Extra credit to go to the guest speakers, there will be an email. Wednesday at anaburg conference center (by bush library) Exposure to stress and how we react to stress influences a persons health. Stress research: two paraller traditions in stress research. A psycho-physiological change induced by exposure to a threatening environmental stimuli. Occurs when resources are not adequate to meet the demands of the environment. Depression often come on after there as been a significant event in a persons life. One focus on situations or environmental stimuli that evoke the stress response (stressors) Death of a loved one, financial problems, trauma. Stress response hinges on the actions of the hpa axis, an interaction between hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal glands. Controls body reaction to stressors digestion, immunity, mood, etc. This is how we know there is a link between depression and stress. Changes in the physiological systems that regulate your body.
