M7: Stress, Trauma, Psychopathology; Anxiety, OCD Flashcards
(52 cards)
gene related to whether people show stress responses to maltreatment of children
MAO-A (monoamine oxidase A) gene; breaks down dopamine, epinephrine, and serotonin
chromosome that holds the MAO-A gene
X chromosome
limbic system area that activates during the experience of physical and social pain
anterior cingulate cortex
activation of the anterior cingulate cortex is responsible for …
the unpleasantness of physical and social pain
study of how our immune system is affected by psychological factors
psychoneuroimmunology
psych factors that REDUCE immune system functioning (6)
loneliness, poor social support, (-) mood, disruption of marital relationships, bereavement, natural disasters
psych factor that INCREASES immune system functioning
close friendships
cytokines
proteins of immune system; causes feelings of malaise + lethargy that accompany stress and depression
system that is fired up when we are threatened
sympathetic nervous system
under stress, hypothalamus stimulates …
the pituitary gland
class of hormones that are produced by the pituitary gland that prepare us to deal with stressors
glucocorticoids
important hormone-producing glands of HPA axis (3)
hypothalamus, pituitary gland, adrenal glands
autonomic nervous system plays a role in what important internal functions (3)
(1) maintains homeostasis (2) coordinates responses to exercise and stress (3) regulates reproductive organ functioning
opposing systems divided from autonomic nervous system (2)
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
stages of Selye’s general adaptation syndrome (3)
(1) alarm (2) resistance (3) exhaustion stage
Selye’s GAS: alarm stage
sympathetic nervous system»_space; fight or flight
Selye’s GAS: resistance stage
body adjusts to the continuous stress
Selye’s GAS: exhaustion stage
constant strain depletes body’s resources
McEwen’s allostasis
body attempts to change itself to achieve stability when in changing environmental circumstances; may or may not cause stress
responses of allostatic load (2)
(1) fight or flight responses (2) tend and befriend
Shelley Taylor: response to stress, males vs females
males tend to enter fight of flight; females engage in tend and befriend
tend and befriend
tendency to seek social contact, and to protect and sooth offspring and others in distress
acute stress disorder
short-term rxn to traumatic + non-traumatic stress
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
stress rxn that lasts much longer to the original stressor - something that is traumatic in nature
