Health Sciences 1001A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Cardiomyopathy, Somatic Nervous System, Hans Selye

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1001A/B
• Professor: Shauna Burke

Document Summary

Stress response: the primary determinant of health consequences of stress is how the individual responds to the vs. stress, physical changes, emotional and behaviour responses. Physical responses to stressors: nervous system, endocrine system. Autonomic nervous system: part of the nervous system that is not under conscious supervision, consists of two divisions, parasympathetic division (rest and digest) Endocrine system: works alongside nervous system to help body respond to stressor, glands, tissues and cells that help control body functions by releasing hormones and other chemical messengers into the bloodstream. The fight or flight reaction (sir walter cannon): **physical changes vary in intensity but the same physical reactions occur in response to both positive and negative stressors and physical and psychological. Emotional: depression, anxiety and fear, personality or temperament, coping techniques. Behavioural: somatic nervous system- manages conscious actions, voluntary, effective: laughing, talking, exercising, time management, meditating. Personality types: behavioural, cognitive and emotional tendencies, type a: competitive, controlling, hostile.