PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Circulatory System
28 Sep 2017
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Individual variables influence experience of stress: social support: what we get or go to from other people, emotional support/self esteem: express empathy, tangible/instrumental: material support, perceived social support: social network you can rely on. Informational: provide info: determines how threatening stressor could be. Receiver, social network size, social support assessment: gender differences (men have more support, women use more) Lower stress response when supportive companion is present(pet = low stress/bp/hr) vs no companion: does ss cause good health, correlational studies: ss = better health/ better health = ss what"s the. Study: 800 people age 65+ measured cortisol over 24 hr. Followed up 6 years later and look at how many died (183: amount of cortisol predicted death from heart attack (higher = 5x risk of dying) Immune system reactivity and illness: defend body against foreign invaders like bacteria, release catecholamine"s and cortisol during arousal, chronic stressors suppress immune system and increases inflammation.
