PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Thyroid Hormones, Pituitary Gland, The Peripheral

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Central nervous systems : brain, spinal cord. Peripheral nervous system : somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system (sympathetic nervous system, parasympathetic nervous system. ) (pns) is made up of the nerves that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body. A part of the cns, just connect them. Subdivided into two major sections : somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. Sns consists of the sensory nerves and motor nerves. Sns makes it possible to sense our environment and react to it. Transmits message between the cns and the glands. Divided into two parts : sympathetic (mobilizes the fight or flight response for our survival) and parasympathetic (induces relaxation, demobilizes the body) Health psychology focuses on the nature and effects of stress. Individual differences in the stress responses like. Thomas boyce had argued that there are differences across children when it comes to sensitivity to their environment. He called this the bsc meaning biological sensitivity to context.