Question Bank 1 - Questions and Concepts Flashcards
Short answers:
HPA: PVN: crh, avp,
Adrenal Pituitary: ACTH
Adrenal cortex: cortisol
SNS, ANS: Pre = ACh, Post = NE
Rene Descartes’ idea.
Dualism: mind “soul”/body experience
Robert Hooke’s idea.
Used terms stress and strain originally for engineering.
What is neurasthenia?
Common diagnosis in 19th century that reflected on overload of the nervous system.
Concept of “milieu interieur” introduced in 19th century by who?
Claude Bernard
The maintenance of a stable and balanced internal environment by physiological and behavioral systems is called ____.
Homeostasis
First person to use the term “stress” to refer to external factors that disrupt homeostasis was _____.
Walter Cannon
Term “fight or flight” was coined by _____.
Walter Cannon
Walter Cannon is recognized for his work in ____.
linking the sympathetic nervous system to the release of adrenaline from the adrenal glands to mobilize the body for an emergency.
According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotions, people with severe spinal cord injuries would
experience emotions in the same way that others do
According to the Cannon-Bard theory, emotional experience and autonomic responses
a) are parallel processes
b) follow the perception of the emotional stimulus
c) are simultaneously triggered by emotional stimuli
General Adaptation Syndrome steps:
- Alarm Reaction
- Stage of Resistance
- Stage of Exhaustion
Richard Lazarus is recognized for his work on
the psychological aspects of appraisal and coping
Systemic stressor aka _____.
Physical stressor: surgery, blood loss, limb fracture
Processive stressor aka _____.
Psychological stressor: divorce, college exam, etc
