PSYC 507- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 26 pages long!)

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 507
• Professor: laine Ditto

Document Summary

12 september: historical overview: what are emotions and can they contribute to the development or progression of. September 26: emotions were widely acknowledged capable of producing strong physiological reactions in the early 1900s. Adoption: #2 really affected kids with asthma"s breathing, healthy controls didn"t show this effect, this is an unconscious thing (primary appraisal) Initial example of a classic stress-related disorder: ulcers: stress related but more complicated than expected, when we think of classic stress related disorders. Inflamed tissue of pouch of normally not digested by gastric juices: more likely stress relate cortisol decreases immune system"s ability to control helicobacter pylori, a common. Inflammatory fluid escapes stomach bacterium: a 2000 model by levenstein. Increases in hr and bp metabolically necessary tissues require oxygen so vessels relax exercise improves cardiac and endothelial function: this is why runners have really low resting heart rate, treatment of hypertension. I. e. blood donation clinics: your bp drops right before you faint, heart rate goes down.