Stress Flashcards
(17 cards)
who said stress is anything that throws the body out of homeostasis
Sapolsky 1994
who said that stress is your body going through aversive changes
Kim 2002
what 2 hormones are released in the stress response
norepinephrine
epinephrine
what is the hormonal stress response
- hypothalamus signals adrenal medulla to release E + N for immediate response
- hypothalamus then releases corticotropin releasing hormone which travels to the anterior pituitary gland
- the corticotropin releasing hormone activates the release of adrenocorticotropin releasing hormone which travels to the adrenal glands
- once in the adrenal gland, adrenocorticotropin releasing hormone stimulates to the release of glucocorticoids like cortisol
what can glucocorticoids effectiveness depend on
age
gender
caffeine
who found that caffeine increases stress
Lovallo, 2005
who developed the general adaptation syndrome
Selye 1950
what is the HPA axis
hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal
resources to handle prolonged stress
what are some effects of prolonged stress
peptic ulcers due to digestive issues
infertility
what can prenatal stress affect the development on in rats
the HPA axis in the offspring
in humans, what can prenatal stress affect
birth weight
development
attention
blood pressure
what is neonatal stress
a stressful experience in early life eg Romanian orphanage
what did Liu 1997 find neonatal stress can cause
stress immunisation effect - better coping with stress later in life
what are 4 ways of coping with stress
having control
predicting stress
having outlets
habituation
who found that leg swinging is an outlet for stress in children
Koch, 1985
who found that chewing on wood reduced corticosterone concentration in rats
Sapolsky 1992
who can you include if you forget names
Nelson 2017
