Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Blood Sugar, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Antigen
14 Mar 2017
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Chapter 9 physical disorders and health: second revolution in public health shift in focus from infectious disease to psychological. Aids is a disease of immune system and affected by stress. Stress can promote progression (biological) or unprotected sex (behavioural) could put at risk: behavioural patterns of unhealthy lifestyles smoking, poor eating habits, no exercise, no injury control e. g. wearing seatbelt. The nature of stress: hans selye accidentally discovered stress physiology. If it lasts too long exhaustion permanent damage or death: stress can mean many things e. g. could be response or stimulus, our definition of stress: physiological response of individual to a stressor. Increased response to chronic stress may kill nerve cells in hippocampus excessive cortisol is secreted ability to turn off stress decreases further aging of hippocampus. 2 years later: most effective interventions focus on changing behaviour to acquire in first place e. g. reduce risky behaviour, promote safe sex practices particularly in minorities.
