How does the acute stress pathway go?
hypothalamus, adrenaline, sympathetic branch of ANS, adrenal medulla, fight or flight
hypothalamus, sympathetic branch of ANS, adrenal medulla, adrenaline, fight or flight
hypothalamus, CRF, pituitary gland, ACTH, adrenal cortex, fight or flight
What is the chronic stress reaction?
CRF, pituitary gland, ACTH, adrenal cortex,
ACTH, CRF, pituitary gland, adrenal cortex
pituitary gland, ACTH, adrenal cortex, CRF
Stress leaving is a vital part of homeostasis.
What happens when stress is gone?
parasympathetic branch of ANS, adrenal medulla stops adrenaline, heart rate, breathing, blood pressure returns to normal.
parasympathetic branch of ANS, heart rate, breathing, blood pressure returns to normal.
Natural Killer cells help wound healing
Select THREE psychologists that conducted studies on stress and immune suppression
Kiecolt-Glaser
Holmes and Rahe
Riley
Maine
Van Izendoorn
Life changes require adjustment
Holmes and Rahe used 2,500 sailors to test the SRRS
Who else conducted a study based on life changes using divorced couples?
Holmes
Zur
Delongis
Delongis studies daily hassles and uplifts
The Hassles and Uplifts Scale has...
135 Hassles and 177 Uplifts
124 Hassles and 123 Uplifts
177 Hassles and 135 Uplifts
hassles cause stress because... (choose THREE)
they add to existing stressors
amplification effect
they force us to multitask
they cause an emotional response
accumulation effect
the amplification effect means...
chronic stress depletes resources and makes us vulnerable to daily hassles
greater irritation is caused by adding to existing stressors
select TWO factors that cause work stress
high workload
low control
annoying colleagues
type As are calm and relaxed people
A hardy personality includes these characteristics (select THREE)
control
motivation
challenge
commitment
Who did a study looking at personality types?
Freidman and Rosenman
Johansson
