Psychology 2036A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Sympathetic Nervous System, Adrenal Cortex, Biofeedback

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Yves Bureau

Document Summary

Psychology of physical health and illness chapter #2: stress and coping. Individuals and researchers have different definitions of these terms. Stress: the non-specific mental or somatic results of any demand upon the body. Coping: strategies that an individual employs to deal with stresses caused by the ever changing demands of the environment o. Stress literacy: the degree to which an individual (or community understands the effects of stress: homeostasis: the dynamic physiological response to maintain a stable internal state in spite of the demands of the environment o. Fight or flight response: autonomic reaction when faced with a perceived threat. The physical response to stress: o o o. Begins when an individual perceives a real or actual threat. Responds to stress more slowly but can persist for weeks. Sympathetic adrenomedullary system (sam: hypothalamus o. Pituitary gland: adrenal cortex, glucocorticoids e. g. cortisol and mineralocorticoids e. g, glucocorticoids e. g. cortisol and mineralocorticoids e. g. aldosterone. Also involved in the stress response: o.