Psych Exam One Flashcards
genetics, system development
biological
thoughts, actions, beliefs, stress
psychological
cultural influence, relationships, environment
social
alarm, resistance, exhaustion - cannot deal with multiple stressors at once
general adaptation syndrome
general adaptation syndrome - getting ready for fight or flight
alarm
general adaptation syndrome - physically prepares for a longer stressor
resistance
general adaptation syndrome - too much energy in resistance results in the body’s decline
exhaustion
short term stress boosts the immune system and long term stress weakens the immune system
immune response
body’s sympathetics nervous system
fight or flight response
caring and protecting offspring and others
tend and befriend response
using drugs to cope
negative stress response
general adaptation syndrome, immune, fight or flight, tend and befriend, negative stress
responses to stress
normal biological reaction to a potentially dangerous situation
stess
short term: increases heartbeat and respirations, easier for muscles to use glucose, stimulates perspiration, inhibits insulin production
long term: damaged blood vessels, hypertension, headaches, insomnia, weight gain, higher risk of heart attack and stroke
adrenaline
short term: raises glucose in bloodstream, alters immune system response, raises accessibility of substances that help with tissue repair
long term: weight gain, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, lack of energy, high blood pressure, mental cloudiness, weakened immune system
cortisol
type of stress - immediate reaction to new and stimulating situations (can also come from enjoyment)
acute stress
frequent episodes of acute stress (bad mentally and physically)
episode acute stress
type of stress - lasts a long time
chronic stress
negative interpretation of an event (reaction)
distress
neutral and unimportant stress
neustress
good stress - provides motivation towards a goal
eustress
homeostasis
physiological state of balance
biological predisposition
- genetics are probable not 100%
diathesis stress model
degree to which you feel in control of things
- more control = happy
- less control = stress
perceived locus of control
tendency to act in our own best interest
self control
24 hour biological clock
circadian rhythm
NREM - when you first fall asleep (stages of awake and asleep)
stage 1
spindles occur (bursts of brain activity) - stages of awake and asleep
stage 2
deep sleep - sleep walking and bed wetting (delta waves)
stage 3 & 4
dreams occur during this
REM
sleep disturbance that contains abnormal events
- somnambulism, night terrors, nightmares
parasomnia
sleep walking
somnambulism
screaming and confusion
night terrors
scary dreams that disrupt sleep
nightmares
effects quality and quantity of sleep
- insomnia, hypersomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy
dyssomnia
trouble falling asleep
insomnia
excessive sleepiness
hypersomnia
stop breathing throughout the night
sleep apnea
lapse into REM - always falling asleep
narcolepsy
sleep apnea - tissue in throat that relaxes and stops airway
obstructive
sleep apnea - involves CNS and the brain stops telling the body to breathe
central
both central and obstructive elements combined
complex
dreams are unconscious wishes
psychodynamic theory
how dreams appear to you
manifest content
what dreams actually mean
latent content
brain is trying to figure things out in dreams
activation synthesis theory
slow wave sleep
energy restoration
REM sleep
low level processing - frontal cortex of the brain (logic house)
