Psychology Flashcards

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What is psychology

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The scientific study of the mind and how it dictates and influences our behaviour, from communication and memory to thought and emotion

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What is exercise stress

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The changes our body makes to deal with the demands of physical activity e.g. more oxygen to skeletal muscles

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What is physiological stress

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The response of an organism to stressors

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How does the body react when encountered by a stressor

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Initial response fight or flight
Sympathetic nervous system
Amygdala in brain stimulates the hypothalamus
Activates the sympathetic nervous system which prepares the body for fight or flight

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What hormone does the hypothalamus release

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Corticotropin releasing hormone which stimulates the pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotropic hormone

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What does cortisol stimulate

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Gluconeogenesis
Proteolysis
Lipolysis
Reduced inflammation
Suppression of immune system
Reduced wound healing and bone formation

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What can lack of cortisol lead to

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Addisons disease
Low blood pressure
Hypoglycaemia
Vomiting, diarrhoea and resulting dehydration

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