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Stress Flashcards

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Homeostasis

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A state of balance,

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RAAS System

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Allostasis

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-A process of restoring homeostasis in response to a stressor.
-Ability to successfully adapt to challenges
-Dynamic

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Stress

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-Physical, chemical, or emotional factor that results in tension of the body or mind.
-Real or Perceived: Modern Day perceived
-Perception is most important in determining response

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Chronic Stress can Cause

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Hypertension
High Blood Sugar
Depression

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Stressors

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-Agents that produce stress
-Can endanger homeostasis
-Positive or Negative

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Risk Factors

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-Conditions or Situations
-Increase likelihood of encountering stressor

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Seyle’s General Adaptation Syndrome

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Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion

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Alarm

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-Fight or Flight Response
-Result of stress
-Hypothalamic-pituitary axis
-Glucocorticoids
Catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine)

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Catecholamines

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(dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine)

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Parasympathetic

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responsible for the body’s rest and digestion response when the body is relaxed, resting, or feeding

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Sympathetic

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“fight or flight”

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Resistance or Adaptation

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Activity of Neuroendocrine system
Returning body to Homeostasis
An allostatic state

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Adaptation

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-Biophsychosocial process
-Response to altered circumstances
-The way the body copes

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Exhaustion

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-Body can no longer return to homeostasis
-Allostatic Overload
-“Wear and Tear” may ensue

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Habituation

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-Diminishing Physical or Emotional Response
-After Repeated Exposure

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Desensitization

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-Delibrate habituation
-Therapy
Biofeedback
Visualization
Meditation

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Endorphins

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any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides which activate the body’s opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect.

Natural painkillers, mood boosters, activate opiate receptors.

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Enkephalins

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either of two compounds that occur naturally in the brain. They are peptides related to the endorphins, with similar physiological effects.

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Glucocorticoids

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-are a type of corticosteroid hormone that is very effective at reducing inflammation and suppressing the immune system. Inflammation is the way our immune system responds to harmful substances and trauma and is part of our healing process.
-Released from the adrenal cortex during stress.

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