PSYCH 1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Socioeconomic Status, Epigenetics, Amygdala

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1100
• Professor: Mc Ginty Courtney

Document Summary

What is stress: the stress response. Why is it harmful to be in the resistance stage of stress for very long: sources of stress. What are the biological correlates of stress: stress and the amygdala, stress, the sam system, and the hpa axis, gender differences in the stress response. What is the tend and befriend response and how does it differ from the other stress responses: socioeconomic status and stress, the epigenetics of stress. How does stress affect our health: stress and the immune system, stress and heart disease. What role does personality play: stress, mood, sleep, and obesity. How does stress (and cortisol) interfere with our sleep: an integrated view of stress and health. How can we cope effectively with stress: managing stress. What are some strategies for managing stress: three types of coping. What is the relationship between psychology and health: what is the biopsychosocial model of health, behavior and health.