Ch 3 Quiz Questions Flashcards
Which nervous system controls your behavioural responses to stressors?
somatic nervous system
manages our conscious
actions—are entirely under our control.
Psychoneuroimmunology
Psycho-neuro-immunology
is the study of the interactions among the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems.
Progressive relaxation
________involves simply tensing and then relaxing the muscles in your body, and helps you become aware of the muscle tension that occurs when you are under stress.
eustress
Stress resulting
from a pleasant
stressor.
allostatic load
The long-term
negative impact
of the stress
response on the
body.
distress
Stress resulting
from an unpleasant
stressor.
general
adaptation
syndrome (GAS)
A pattern of
stress responses
consisting of three
stages:
1 alarm,
2. resistance,
and
3. exhaustion.
Norepinephrine
neurotransmitter
released by the
sympathetic nervous
system onto specific
tissues to increase
their function during
increased activity;
when released by
the brain, causes
arousal (increased
attention, awareness,
and alertness); also
called noradrenaline.
Sympathetic nerves use the neurotransmitter ____________ to exert their actions on nearly every organ, sweat gland, blood vessel, and muscle to enable your
body to handle an emergency.
norepinephrine
somatic
somatic nervous system
The branch of the
peripheral nervous
system that governs
motor functions and
sensory information,
largely under
conscious control.
Carbohydrates
are sometimes thought to fight stress, however some evidence suggests that they can also be a predisposing factor for psychological distress.
Strategies to overcome insomnia
- Going to bed at the same time every night
- Getting up at the same time every morning
- Exercising every day, but not too close to bedtime
systematic desensitization and success rehearsal.
Two methods that
have proven effective in helping people deal with test anxiety
Systematic desensitization
based on the premise that you can’t feel anxiety and be relaxed at the same time.
Phase III
of Systematic Desensitization to manage anxiety involves using a quiet place to practice one’s relaxation exercises.
meditation
A technique for
quieting the mind
by focusing on a
particular word,
object (such as a
candle flame), or
process (such as
breathing).
About 60 percent of Canadians
exercised to support their health during the COVID-19
Non-rapid-eye-movement (non-REM) sleep is characterized by
- Blood pressure drops
- Respiration and heart rates slow.
- Body temperature declines.
- Growth hormone is released.
- Brain wave patterns become slow and even.
Cluster headaches
are characterized by intense pain in and around one eye.
A state of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion is known as:
burnout
Over time, new stress management skills you adopt become
automatic
Visualization (imagery)
is a technique for promoting relaxation or improving performance that involves creating or re-creating vivid mental pictures of a place or an experience.
Phase II
of Systematic Desensitization to manage anxiety involves learning to relax one’s muscles and to recognize when they are relaxed.
According to a study by Statistics Canada, Canadians sleep just over __________ hours per night.
7 hours per night,
