Psychology

Question 1

What is psychology

Answer 1

The scientific study of the mind and how it dictates and influences our behaviour, from communication and memory to thought and emotion

Question 2

What is exercise stress

Answer 2

The changes our body makes to deal with the demands of physical activity e.g. more oxygen to skeletal muscles

Question 3

What is physiological stress

Answer 3

The response of an organism to stressors

Question 4

How does the body react when encountered by a stressor

Answer 4

Initial response fight or flight
Sympathetic nervous system
Amygdala in brain stimulates the hypothalamus
Activates the sympathetic nervous system which prepares the body for fight or flight

Question 5

What hormone does the hypothalamus release

Answer 5

Corticotropin releasing hormone which stimulates the pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 6

What does cortisol stimulate

Answer 6

Gluconeogenesis
Proteolysis
Lipolysis
Reduced inflammation
Suppression of immune system
Reduced wound healing and bone formation

Question 7

What can lack of cortisol lead to

Answer 7

Addisons disease
Low blood pressure
Hypoglycaemia
Vomiting, diarrhoea and resulting dehydration