Chap 16

Question 1

What is stress

Answer 1

When an organism is facing a stimulation of a stiuls and demands more attention than others

Question 2

who studies stress

Answer 2

SELYE

Question 3

What is eustress

Answer 3

Positive stress

Question 4

What is distress

Answer 4

bad stress ( negative stress)

Question 5

What is appraisal

Answer 5

How we deal with stress
We look at the situation and see it is a threat or a challenge
We then see if we have the skills or resources to deal with it

Question 6

what is a challenge

Answer 6

Something is going to ask more of me, but I have the skills to deal with it

Question 7

What is a threat

Answer 7

faced with a stimulation, we feel like we do not have the resources to deal with them

Question 8

What is acute stress

Answer 8

it is short-lived stress, and it is adaptive. Can cause inflammation in our bodies

Question 9

What is chronic stress

Answer 9

When wer constantly stressed

Question 10

What is Yerkes Dodson law

Answer 10

In order to preform well, we need the level of arousal to be optimal.

Question 11

What is the maximal adaptability model

Answer 11

When faced with higher levels of stress than before, were capable to rise above it.

Question 12

What are physical stressors

Answer 12

Extreme temp ( too cold or too hot)

Question 13

What are catastrophes

Answer 13

Man made ( war) or nature made ( tsunami)

Question 14

What are other types of stressors

Answer 14

life changes, daily hassles, social and culturea, a threat to the ego and anticipating catastrophies

Question 15

Who is responsible for the studies of stress response system

Answer 15

CANON

Question 16

What does epinepherine do to our bodies

Answer 16

( catecholamines)
Energizes our body, the live increase the production of glucose and enhances our survival and helps the fight or flight response

Question 17

Is norepinephrine part of the catecholamine family

Answer 17

YES :)

Question 18

What is the freeze response

Answer 18

We become still, and under certain circumstances it is adaptive as the body will shut down and feel less pain since the heart slows down

Question 19

who are the players in the stress response system

Answer 19

Amygdala,hypothalamus,hippocampus,prefrontal cortex and ANS

Question 20

How does the amygdala respond to stress

Answer 20

The watchdog of the brain, it detects danger and sends the alarm at lightning speed ( fastest responder)

Question 21

How does the hypothalamus respond to stress

Answer 21

It will control the ANS Since it orderes around and sends stress hormones to the body

Question 22

How is the hippocampus going to respond to stress

Answer 22

It it linked and associated with memoru, so it will help form new memories and will influence how we deal with new stress by remembering the old stress

Question 23

How does the prefrontal cortex

Answer 23

Important when faced with a threatening stimuli , it takes longer for it to make a decision and will either agree with the amygdala or dissagree

Question 24

How is the pituitary gland going to respond to stress

Answer 24

The gland boss

Question 25

What is the adrenal glands going to respond to stress

Answer 25

Release EN , NE and other stress hormones

Question 26

What is the SAM AXIS

Answer 26

When the alarm is active the amygdala activates the hypothamaus, it will sends signals to the spinal cord to the adrenal medulla and release NE and EN.

Question 27

What is the HPA AXIS

Answer 27

Amygdala will activate the hypothalamus, it will release CRH that will activate the pituitary gland, that will release ACTH to activate the adrenal cortex and release cortison and other stress hormones

Question 28

How can cortisol affect your body

Answer 28

It is good for short term periods since it is to provide more glucose, but if too long it will kill neurons and have other negative effects in our body

Question 29

What is the diathesis-stress model

Answer 29

The link between chronic stress and an increase for ilness

Question 30

Whar is diathesis

Answer 30

Some of us are more vulnerable to this modal and depending on genetics ,environment it will activate chronic stress

Question 31

What can be a risk for schizophrenia

Answer 31

When a woman is pregnant and has a cold

Question 32

What is human plasticity

Answer 32

When influenced by our environement some of us are more plastic than others . The positive influences will benefit us much mroe

Question 33

What are some unhealthy behaviours ,

Answer 33

Poor sleep, heart attacks and drugs / alcohol

Question 34

What weakens when were experience acute stress

Answer 34

The goal is to survive, so some part of our body that are not useful when experienng stress will be supressed.

Question 35

What can chronic stress caused

Answer 35

Risk for depression,alzhimers diabetes and cancer and will weakend our immune system even more

Question 36

What are telomeres responsible for

Answer 36

They are the end of the chromosome and they protect the dna

Question 37

What is important in a healthy telomere

Answer 37

The it is long and and healthy, if thats not the case they will be shroter and we will not live long

Question 38

Does chronic stress have an effect on telomeres

Answer 38

YES, if chronic stress is too much for too long it will shorten

Question 39

What is a telomerase

Answer 39

An enzyme that helps repair and replenish telomeres