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18 Cards in this Set
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Seyle's View of Stress
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Focused on stressor AND stress
stress response is non specific General Adaptation Syndrome |
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General Adaptation Syndrome
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1. Alarm Reaction - activates sympathetic
2. Resistance - adapts to stressor 3. Exhaustion - activation of para |
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Lazurus's View
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Effect of stress is based on feelings of threat, vulnerability, and ability to cope
focuses on PERCEPTION of stress 3 aspects to stress: appraisal, vulnerability, coping |
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Life Event Scales to Measure Stress
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Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)
Undergraduate Stress Questionnaire (USQ) Perceived Stress Scale (assesed 3 components) |
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Content Validity
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Does it measure all aspects of stress
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Convergent Validity
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Do they correlate with other measures of stress
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Predictive Validity
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Does the measure predict outcomes that should be associated with stress
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Neurotransmitter in Parasympathetic System?
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ACh
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Neurotransmitter in Sympathetic System
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Norephinephrine
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Whats the function of the Pituitary Gland in the stress response
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Releases adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) that stimulates the adrenal gands
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Adrenocortical response
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when ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex, it releases cortisol
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Adrenomedullary Response
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occures when the sympathetic nervous system activates the adrenal medulla releasing epinephrine
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Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
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adsf
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Lymphocytes
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a type of WBC in lymph, protects the body against antigens
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storage/disposal or creation sites in lymphatic system
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spleen, liver, thymus
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Nonspecific Immune Response
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-skin and mucous membranes
-phagocytosis (leukocytes attack foreign particles, granulocytes and macrophages) -Inflammation |
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T-Cells
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become sensitive to specific invader and seek them out - cell mediated immunity
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B-Cells
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Responsible for creating antibodies in response to antigens
Mark invaders for death |
