PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Moro Reflex, Startle Response, Coronary Artery Disease

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

Document Summary

Cannon described stress as a general reaction and fight or flight response when your physiological appearance changes because of psychological or physical threats. General adaption syndrome (gas) a theory related to stress responses including stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, and adrenalin spike. Resistance using physical or psychological responses to a stressor. For example running away from a predator, or furiously studying for a test. Exhaustion when the stress exhausts you and you no longer have the energy to feel stressed anymore. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (hpa) neural and endocrine circuit that serves as communication for the nervous and endocrine system. Communication between hypothalamus vs. pituitary and adrenal glands. Men and women have drastic differences in their hpa. Men are more likely to respond to stress with a fight-or-flight reaction. Women are more likely to respond to stress with a social tend-and-befriend response.