Stress in General Flashcards
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Standard Biomedical Model
Disease acts on passive organism
3 types of stressors
Somatic, psychological, social
Biobehavioral Model of Disease and Treatment
Disease interacts with person; treatment, disease, and environment interact, intervention as a holistic approach
3 Areas of Study
1) Psychosomatic Medicine; 2) Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine; 3) Neurobiology/Physiology of Stress
Historical Terms for Stress
Soldier’s heart –> Shell shock –> Battle fatigue –> PTSD
Staying power
Ability to reinstate homeostasis
Critical stress
Something that overstrained homeostasis
PTSD symptom requirements
Reexperiencing, numbing/avoidance, hyperarousal
How does allostasis reestablish homeostasis?
By activating SNS and HPA axis
4 types of allostatic load
1) Repeated hits, 2) lack of adaptation,3) prolonged response, 4) inadequate response
Triad of sickness syndrome
1) enlarged adrenal cortex, 2) atrophy of thymus and lymph, 3) GI ulcers
3 demands / types of stressors
1) distressors, 2) eustressors, 3) neutrals
General Adaptation Syndrome
Stressor –> alarm stage –> resistance stage –> exhaustion stage
Dual Response System
Stressor makes brain activate anterior pituitary to release glucocorticoids and min, and also activates SNS to release Ep & NE
Selye’s (false) opinions
Stressors are general, external, linear, and painful
What Selye didn’t do
Study continuous stress
