stress and cognition

Question 1

do you have top-down control or bottom-up control when you’re stressed?

Answer 1

bottom up

Question 2

what is it meant by top-down processes

Answer 2

something you control, starts with your brain and works its way down to the body

Question 3

what is it meant by bottom-up processes

Answer 3

a process that is controlled by a stimuli and you react to it, you have no control

Question 4

what is acute stress

Answer 4

show term stress

Question 5

what is the phrase to describe short-term stress

Answer 5

acute stress

Question 6

what is chronic stress

Answer 6

prolonged stress

Question 7

what is the phrase to describe prolonged stress

Answer 7

chronic stress

Question 8

does stress effect your brain functions

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

what part of the brain is in charge when you’re not stressed

Answer 9

the prefrontal cortex

Question 10

when we are stressed, what part of the brain is more dominant

Answer 10

the amygdala

Question 11

what system that connects the brain to body uses our nerves to do so

Answer 11

the nervous system

Question 12

how does the nervous system connect our brain to our body

Answer 12

sends signals through our nerves

Question 13

what system connects brain to body using hormones

Answer 13

the endocrine system

Question 14

how does the endocrine system connect our brain to our body

Answer 14

sends hormones to send messages

Question 15

how does our immune system connect our brain to our body

Answer 15

uses lymphocytes and inflammation

Question 16

what system uses lymphocytes and inflammation to connect brain to body

Answer 16

the immune system

Question 17

what part of the brain controls the two main stress response systems

Answer 17

the hypothalamus

Question 18

what are the two main stress responses the hypothalamus controls in the stress response system

Answer 18

the sympathetic adrenal medullary (Adrenalin) and the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (cortisol) i.e SAM & HPA

Question 19

what do SAM and HPA stand for

Answer 19

Sympathetic adrenal medullary and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis

Question 20

what does the sympathetic adrenal medullary do

Answer 20

controls the production of adrenalin in the stress response system

Question 21

what does the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis do

Answer 21

controls the production of cortisol in the stress response system

Question 22

what regulates adrenalin in the stress response system

Answer 22

the sympathetic adrenal medullary

Question 23

what regulates cortisol in the stress response system

Answer 23

the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis

Question 24

what does the hypothalamus control

Answer 24

appetite, sleep, stress, growth hormones, sexual functions etc.

Question 25

what hormone triggers the immune system when we're stressed

Answer 25

cortisol

Question 26

what happens when the two stress response systems are over worked

Answer 26

we become ill

Question 27

what causes us to have ill health when we have chronic stress

Answer 27

when the two stress response systems are over worked

Question 28

what hormone/neurotransmitter is fast acting when we endure stress

Answer 28

adrenaline

Question 29

what hormone is slow acting when we endure stress

Answer 29

cortisol

Question 30

how long does it take for cortisol to kick in when we're stressed

Answer 30

15-20 minutes

Question 31

what parts of the body can/does cortisol effect

Answer 31

all parts, e.g skin, kidney processes, literally everything

Question 32

what stress hormone can effect all parts of our body

Answer 32

cortisol

Question 33

what are the three main parts of the neuroendocrine system (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis)

Answer 33

the hypothalamus gland, the adrenal gland and the pituitary gland

Question 34

what stress system are the hypothalamus gland, the adrenal gland and the pituitary gland a part of

Answer 34

neuroendocrine system (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis)

Question 35

in the neuroendocrine system (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis), what is the first step

Answer 35

the hypothalamus releases the cortisol releasing hormone (CRH)

Question 36

in the neuroendocrine system (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis), where is the cortisol releasing hormone sent from and sent to and how is it sent

Answer 36

sent from the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland through the blood stream

Question 37

in the neuroendocrine system (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis), what hormone does the pituitary gland release and where does it get released to and how

Answer 37

the pituitary gland releases the Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACHT) to the adrenal gland through the blood stream

Question 38

in the neuroendocrine system (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis), what is sent to the adrenal gland, what gland was it sent from, how was it sent and what does the adrenal gland create and release

Answer 38

the adrenal gland detects the Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACHT) that was sent from the pituitary gland through the blood stress, it then creates and releases cortisol into the blood stream

Question 39

explain the neuroendocrine system (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis)

Answer 39

hypothalamus --> releases CRH (cortisol releasing hormone) into blood supply --> the pituitary gland receives the hormone and produces/releases Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACHT) --> Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACHT) is sent in the blood supply --> the adrenal gland detects the Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACHT) --> adrenal gland creates and releases cortisol into the blood

Question 40

how can cortisol be measured

Answer 40

through our saliva, hair, urine, blood etc.

Question 41

what are the side effects of excessive cortisol (chronic stress)

Answer 41

depression, heart attacks, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure etc.

Question 42

what is the Elisa Assay system

Answer 42

the process of measuring cortisol through saliva