PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Melanoma, Cortisol, Natural Killer Cell
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Cultural evolution the culture changing to environmental pressures. Driven mainly by psychological forces and a primary agent of lifestyle. Results in the creation of alternatives to different lifestyles and higher standard of living. Lifestyle- how one leads her way of life. B/c genes that promote these lifestyles are overlooked by biological evolution not relevant to reproduction. Much unhealthy behaviour has reinforcing consequences in the short run and damaging consequences in the long run. (law of effort at fail and disadvantage) We live in a high fat diet world prone to things like. Cancer-intrusive tumour that destroys body organs and tissues. It reduces high blood pressure, increases lung cap, decreases the ratio of ldl:hdl. Activation of dopamine-an endorphin that reduces negative emotions and promotes positive ones. Aerobic exercise-expends energy, increase blood flow and respiration, stimulates/strengthens heart and lungs and efficiency of body in using oxygen. Passive smoking is inhalation of others ppls smoke.