psychobiology of stress

Question 1

sympathetic adrenal medullary pathway - fight/flight

Answer 1

stressor > hypothalamus > SNS > releases adrenaline

Question 2

hypothalamic- pituitary- adrenal pathway

Answer 2

stressor > hypothalamus releases corticotropin > pituitary releases adrenal corticotropin > adrenal cortex releases cortisol

Question 3

short term stress responses

Answer 3

moves resources to deal w threat, temporary + in mental and physical abilities

Question 4

long term stress responses

Answer 4

can create damage to health as immune system , heart and other functions are being used to treat threat

Question 5

diurnal cortisol profile

Answer 5

cortisol released at awakening - chronic stress means these levels do not decline throughout day and affects sleep cycle

Question 6

measuring adrenaline/ noradrenaline

Answer 6

blood, urine, heart rate, blood pressure

Question 7

measuring cortisol

Answer 7

saliva, blood, skin conductance response

Question 8

manipulating stress hormones - WETHERALL 2006

Answer 8

lab - create stressors
outside - real world chronic stress