Mind and Body Flashcards

1
Q

how does the mind affect physiology?

A

through behavioral response. intentional reflexive or unconscious (stress)

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2
Q

what are stressors

A

any challange

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3
Q

distress

A

unpleasant emotion to stress

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4
Q

stress response can be either

A

adaptive or maladaptive

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5
Q

relaxation response

A

mitigates or prevents the stress response

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6
Q

features of maladaptive stress response

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triggered without threat, lasts too long, inadequate to task

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7
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exapation of stress response

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same response for multiple triggers

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8
Q

stress physiology in the brain includes

A

prefrontal cortex and limbic system

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9
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prefrontal cortex

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top down control of impulses, decision making, down regs stress response

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10
Q

livic system

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amygdala and hippocampus

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11
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amygdala

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emotion, fear/aggression, up regulates stress response

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12
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hippocampus

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contextual, episodic, memory, down regulates stress response

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13
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what down regulates stress resposne

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prefrontal cortex and hippocampus

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14
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HPA axis releases

A

corticoids, catacholamines

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15
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physiologic changes due to stress response

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increase tissue oxidation, increase certain blood flow, decrease digestion, increase free radicals

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16
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stress management

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wait and treat stress disorder, treat distress, address stress response, avoid stress

17
Q

is treating distress good?

A

increases quality of life in the moment, but not sustainable longterm,

18
Q

allostatic load

A

maintaining allostasis requires huge energy cost

19
Q

placebo effect

A

improvement contributed to the meaning of treatment, not physiology

20
Q

types of placebo (3)

A

pure, impure, open label

21
Q

mechanisms of placebo

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open/hidden, learned response, expectancy (other two are unconscious)

22
Q

uses for placebo

A

eraser, clinical context of care

23
Q

is placebo predictable

A

not very, but real