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Central NS

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Receives information from peripheral nervous system, processes and then responds
Brain and spinal

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Peripheral NS

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Complete network of neutrons outside of the CNS

consist of glands, organs and muscles, carries messages to and from the CNS

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Somatic NS

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Network of neutrons within body that transmit information from the receptor sites on the sense organs to the CNS and carries information from CNS to muscles to control movement

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Autonomic NS

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Transmit motor messages from the brain to the body’s internal organs and glands resulting in their involuntary activity
Operates independently of the brain

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Sympathetic NS

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Alter the activity levels of internal muscles, organs and glands to physically prepare our body for increased activity during high physical arousal

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Fight Flight Freeze

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Involuntary reaction resulting in a state of physiological readiness to deal with an acute stressor or immediate threat

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Conscious Response

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Voluntary, controlled by the cognitive processes of the brain

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Unconscious Response

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Involuntary (stomach contractions)

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Spinal Reflex

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  • automatic process initiated by inter neurons in spinal cord rather than brain
  • sensory message intercepted and split at spinal cord
  • motor response generated and sent back to sensory site resulting in rapid response
  • sensory message continues to brain and hence pain/effects noticeable only after reaction
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Neuron

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Basic building blocks of nervous system, specialised to communicate information around the body
Motor, inter and sensory

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Dendrites

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Receive messages from other cells

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Soma

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Cells life and support centre

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Nucleus

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Processes incoming information

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Myelin Sheath

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White fatty coating that covers axon of some neutrons to help speed up neural impulses and prevents interference with other neurons

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Axon

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Passes impulses away from the cell body towards other neurons

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Terminal buttons/Axon Terminal

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Form a junction with other cells
Initiates communication between two neurons across synapse
Release neurotransmitters to convey message to next Neuron

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Neural communication

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Is an electro chemicals process
Electrical when travelling along axon
Chemical at axon terminal through neurotransmitters

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Neural communication in depth

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  • Axon potential reaches tip axon terminal pre syn Neuron, neurotransmitters released synaptic gap
  • neurotransmitters stored in synaptic vesicles, action potential reaches axon terminal, vesicles move to membrane surface, release
  • neurotransmitters carry chemical message across synapse to post syn neuron receptor sites
  • receptor sites work in lock and key process
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Lock and key process

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Only the neurotransmitters that are the right chemical shape to fit into the receptors on the post synaptic neurons dendrites will be admitted into that Neuron

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Excitatory effect

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Increases the likelihood of the post synaptic Neuron firing (trigger an action potential)
Glutamate is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter

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Inhibitory effects

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Decreases the likelihood of the post synaptic Neuron firing (triggering an action potential)
GABA (gama amino butyric acid) is the major inhibitory Neuron of the brain

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Parkinson’s disease

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  • Progressive neurodegenerative disease
  • neurons of substantia Nigra begin degenerating
  • substantia Nigra is located within the basal ganglia
  • basal ganglia works with motor cortex to control voluntary movement, ensuring it is smooth and coordinated
  • neurons of substantia Nigra responsible for release of dopamine
  • dopamine is a neurotransmitter controlling motor information
  • degeneration of neurons in SN results in less dopamine
  • less dopamine results in nerves tending to fire in an uncontrollable manner, leading to difficulty controlling movement
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Parkinson’s motor symptoms

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Bradykinesia: slowness of vol movement
Akinesia: lack of voluntary movement 
Abnormal posture
Reduced coordination and balance
Tremors
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Non motor symptoms of Parkinson’s

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Anosmia: decrease or loss of smell
Sleep disturbance and fatigue
Dementia
Anxiety and depression 
Cognitive side effects: impaired memory, thinking slowness
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Stressor
``` Any stimulus that produces stress Physical: temperature Psychological: break up Internal: within the body (thoughts) External: outside the body (environment) ```
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Stress
A state of psychological and physiological arousal/tension Produced by internal and external forces Perceived to challenge or exceed a persons ability/resources to cope
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Eustress
Positive psychological response to a stressor, when stress is beneficial or desirable Feeling: enthusiastic, motivated, excited
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Distress
Negative psychological response to a stressor, when stress is undesirable Feeling: angry, nervous, anxious
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Types of stressors
``` Daily pressure Life events Acculturative Major Catastrophe ```
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Daily pressure
Irritating, frustrating, distressing demands that typically characterise everyday transactions with the environment (Homework)
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Life events
Often involves changes and strain and create demands to which people must adjust (Giving birth)
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Acculturative
Stress people experience in trying to adapt to a new culture (Migration)
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Major
An event that is extraordinarily stressful or disturbing for almost everyone who experiences it (Death)
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Catastrophe
Sudden, unpredictable, large scale events that nearly everyone appraises as threatening (Natural disaster)
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Freeze Response
Staying still or silent to avoid detection - muscles don't function properly, known as tonic immobility - enhances survival by avoiding detection till an opportunity to escape arises - proposed that both sympathetic and parasympathetic are both in high state of arousal
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Cortisol
- Stress hormone, energises body, increasing energy supply and enhancing metabolism in long term - produced in adrenal glands, act upon liver to secrete glucose into blood for muscles to use as energy - Has anti inflammatory effect by blocking activity of white blood cells that contribute to inflammation - suppresses immune system (immunosuppresant) activity to divert energy to body's stress combating efforts, may increase vulnerability to viral and bacterial infection
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Selyes General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) Biological Model
Stage 1: Alarm Reaction, Shock and Countershock Stage 2: Resistance Stage 3: Exhaustion
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Stage 1: Alarm Reaction: Shock
Person/animal first becomes aware of the stressor and the body goes into a temporary state of distress or fright
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Stage 1: Alarm Reaction: Countershock
Sympathetic NS activates the muscles, organs and glands to increase body's resistance to stressor
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Stage 2: Resistance
- body's ability to tackle stressor rises above normal - all unnecessary physiological processes shut down - blood glucose, cortisol and adrenaline circulate at elevated levels - immune system suppressed: vulnerable to viral/bacterial infection
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Stage 3: Exhaustion
- resources to resist stress deplete, resistance to stress falls below normal level - signs of wear and tear evident - physiological defences break down, greatly increased vulnerability to serious or life threatening diseases (ulcers, acne)
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Strengths of GAS
- measures a predictable pattern that can be measured in individuals - tracks a biological pattern in different types of stress
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Limitations of GAS
- research conducted on rats, difficult to generalise | - does not account for individual differences or psychological factors
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Chronic stress
Prolonged physiological arousal in response to a persistent stressor, negative effect on health and wellbeing
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Acute stressor
Brief but intense physiological arousal in response to an immediate perceived stressor Normally no negative effect
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Lazarus and Folkmans Transaction Model of Stress and Coping
Stress involves a transaction between the individual and environment Coping will depend on the appraisal of the situation by the individual and their ability to cope
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Primary Appraisal
Evaluation of the significance of a stressor/event Harm/Loss: some type of damage has already been done Threat: may be future harm or loss Challenge: opp for personal growth or possible positive outcome Neutral/irrelevant/benign: little or no importance and therefore no stress
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Secondary Appraisal
An assessment of people's coping resources and options Appraisal is made on more of a conscious level Reappraisal: appraisal that follows earlier appraisal to the same stressor and modifies it
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Coping
Process of constantly changing cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage specific internal and/or external stressors that are appraised as taxing or stressful
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Problem focused coping
Looks at the causes of the stressor from a practical perspective and works out ways to manage or change the problems/stressful situation (Pros vs Cons, taking control, information seeking) Used when we perceive some control over stressor
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Emotion focused coping
Trying to reduce the negative emotional feelings associated with the stressor (Meditation, relaxation, physical exercise) Used when perceive to have little or no control over stressor
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Strengths of Transaction model
- emphasise active role individuals have in stress as opposed to passive role in GAS - emphasis the personal and individual nature of cognitive appraisal, helps explain difference in responses by individuals to same stressor
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Limitations of transaction model
- subjective nature, variability, and complexity of individual responses means less reliable - primary and secondary appraisal can occur simultaneously - did not account for cultural, social or environmental factors
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Approach strategies
Focusing affective, behavioural and cognitive towards stressor May involve encountering, attending to or acknowledging stressor Can be both emotion and problem based copying
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Avoidance strategies
Focus ABC's away from stressor | May include denial, repression, distraction, etc
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Context specific effectiveness
A good fit between coping strategy used and the stressful situation Factors to consider: physical environment, stressor and individual
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Coping flexibility
Ability to effectively modify coping behaviours according to stressor Discontinue ineffective coping strategies (evaluate coping) Produce and implement alternative coping strategy (adaptive coping)
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Context Specific Effectiveness + Coping Flexibility
Equals no stress
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Physical exercise
Releases endorphins (chemicals that promote a feeling of wellbeing) Provides an avenue for people to expel built up tension or stress Uses up stress hormones which reduces stress levels

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