Endocrine System And Stress

Question 1

Endocrine System

Answer 1

Network of glands that manufacture and secret hormones

Question 2

Hormones

Answer 2

Chemical messengers that regulate metabolism and influence body growth, mood, and sexual characteristics

Question 3

Hypothalamus

Answer 3

• Endocrine System
• Neural and vascular
• Secrets hormones that act on pituitary

Question 4

Pituitary Gland

Answer 4

• Endocrine System
• Master Gland
• Secretes growth hormone
• Secretes hormones that act on other endocrine glands

Question 5

Define Stress

Answer 5

• Demanding condition in the environment more correctly referred to as stressor
• individuals internal response to that situation

Question 6

SSRS

Answer 6

•Social Readjustment Rating Scale- assess impact of major life changes

Question 7

GAS

Answer 7

General adaption syndrome- alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion

Question 8

Alarm reaction

Answer 8

• Initial reaction when body recognizes fending off danger

* Sympathetic NS activated- adrenal hormones released

Question 9

Fight or Floght Response

Answer 9

•Release of a cascade of “stress” hormones
Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal- brain
•CRF-ACTH-cortisol
•Release of adrenaline and norepinephrine into blood
•Increase HR and other stress functions

Question 10

Gender Differences in Stress

Answer 10

Females- tend and befriend

•Hormone oxytocin has a calming effect and is simplified by estrogen (female) and testerone (male)

Question 11

Stress

Answer 11

• Activated the Sympathetic NS
• Results increase of HR, blood flow, and Respiration rate help deal with the stress
• Activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Question 12

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

Answer 12

• Increase output from the heart

* Liberates glucose from muscles for energy

Question 13

Cortisol

Answer 13

• Provides a more sustained release of energy

* converts proteins to glucose

Question 14

Psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 14

•Study of the interaction b/t stress and the immune, endocrine, and Nervous System

Question 15

Reactive aggression

Answer 15

Impulsive, provoked, and emotional

Question 16

Proactive aggression

Answer 16

Premeditated, unprovoked, and relatively emotionless

Question 17

Biological roots of Aggresion

Answer 17

• Tumors in hypothalamus or septal area
• Seizure activity in the amygdaloid
• Murders have higher activity in the amygdala and hypothalamus

Question 18

Psychopathy

Answer 18

• Less autonomic response to stress

* Impaired amygdala function