2nd para Flashcards
1
Q
What are acute effects of adrenal hormones?
A
Increase heart rate, blood pressure, blood flow to the muscles
Increase the energy available in the blood
Increase arousal and alter emotional/cognitive processing
2
Q
How is the allostasis load used in the wild?
A
Sapolsky (2004), allostasis is used for fight vs flight response in acute activation. Today’s stressors are often psychological Vs physical
3
Q
What is adaptive?
A
Evolved to enable us to deal with acute environmental threats requiring physical action
4
Q
What is maladaptive?
A
Chronic activation of the stress response can result that has negative consequences
5
Q
Maladaptive stress in baboons
A
Sapolsky:
- Only need small portion of the day to find food, the rest of the day consists of social interaction with other baboons.
- They’re stressed by social and psychological factors caused by other baboons
- Perfect model for westernised stress
6
Q
what are chronic effects of adrenal hormones?
A
heart disease and cognitive impairment
