Stress

Question 0

Acute stress

Answer 0

Good stress. Temporary response to temporary stressor. Prepare for fight or flight response.

Question 1

Inc _____1____ –> inc ___2__–>_3__ stress–> live longer

Answer 1

1. _____IQ, friends, control over life.
2. _____income
3. Dec _____
   - -> live longer

Question 2

Factors in acute stress

Answer 2

Energy mobilization
Inc heart rate (cardiovascular tone)
Suppressed immune system 
Improved cognition
Halted digestion 
Halted growth
Halted reproduction

Question 3

Factors of chronic stress

Answer 3

Myopathy (muscle malfunction) fatigue
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Neuronal death 
Disease risk increases
Ulceration 
Dwarfism
Amenorrhea, impotency

Question 4

Absence of __1__ in child –> inc __2___–> ___3__ overload –> physical stunt

Answer 4

1. Touch
2. Stress
3. Cortisol
   4.

Question 5

People with stress have…

Answer 5

Increased control over their life.

Question 6

NeuroPeptide Y. Blocking it ____

Answer 6

Mediates stress and obesity. ______ Prevents obesity

Question 13

Hippocampus neuronal loss causes…

Answer 13

Memory problems

Question 14

Dopamine depletion

Answer 14

Difficult to experience pleasure

Question 15

Norepinephrine depletion

Answer 15

Diminishes attention

Question 16

New neuronal connections in amygdala

Answer 16

Allow stress producing situations to have greater effect on the system. Particularly fear.

Question 17

Alcohol has a __ effect on brain

Answer 17

biphasic. Suppression–> rebound

Increase inhibition of neuron at GABA receptor. More Cl allowed in.

Question 18

Inhibit the amygdala…

Answer 18

Less stress

Question 19

Benzodiazepines:

Answer 19

Librium, Xanax, Valium.

Increase inhibition of neuron at GABA receptor. More Cl allowed in.

Question 20

Caffeine effect on GABA receptor

Answer 20

Decreases Cl flow into the cell –> decreased inhibition

Question 21

Diazepam binding inhibitor

Answer 21

Endogenous agent that blocks GABA inhibition. Opposite of tranquilizer and increases anxiety,

Question 22

Endogenous

Answer 22

Occurs naturally.

Question 24

Cortisol. Densest population of receptors in_____

Answer 24

Adrenal hormone. Densest population of receptors in hippocampus.

Question 25

Hypoxia

Answer 25

Loss of oxygen to brain

Question 26

Ischemia

Answer 26

Loss of blood to brain

Question 27

Glutamate binds to NMDA receptors –>

Answer 27

Increase intracellular calcium

Question 28

Neuron can deal with events if there is sufficient 1.

Answer 28

Glucose

Question 29

Cortisol .., making neurons vulnerable to stress damage

Answer 29

__ Decreases glucose transport to the brain. Glc is the