stress

Question 1

SEYLE GAS

Answer 1

alarm
resistance
exhaustion

Question 2

seyle support of gas model

Answer 2

exposing rats to various stressors (e.g. forced extreme levels of exercise), Seyle found
that within 6 to 48 hours, all rats responded in the same way to both an initial stressor +prolonged chronic stessor
physiological differences between rats /humans in
complexity of nervous systems +concentration of (cortisol) hormones released, this
nonetheless provides significant evidence for the stages of stre

Question 3

limitation og GAS - may not be a general response

Answer 3

MASON- replicated using monkeys
effects varied depending on stressor- extreme cold released cortisol
extreme heat reduced it

Question 4

Gender bias - F OR F

Answer 4

f or f universal physiological response based on male animal research- avoiding female hormone fluctuation
TAYLOR- tend be friend in women ocytocin inhibits f or f
suggest no single baseline stress depends on gender n sitch

Question 5

KIECOLT GLASER MEDICAL STUDENTS IMMUNOSUP

Answer 5

75 medical before exam period low stress and on the day of first exam
also completed qiestionnaires measuing sources of stress+ psych symptoms
nk+ t killer decreased between 1st and 2nd samples
decline greatest in those who reported feeling lonely n other life events

Question 6

song et al

Answer 6

ppl with stress disorders 64% greater risk of a CVD in the first year after diagnosis
shows exposure to chronic physiological stress can inc cvd risk

Question 7

RAHE et al SRRS

Answer 7

us navy personnel completed SRRS
total LCU calculated for each ppt for a six month period before tour of duty + every illness on board ship reported to medical unit
at the end researcher reviewed medical records+calc illness score
neither ppts knew what data was for
positive correlation between LCU + illness score
exp most stress life changes= most illness