ANTH 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hans Selye, Walter Bradford Cannon, Interpersonal Relationship
14 Nov 2016
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Go in class and prof says we have a pop quiz. Behaviors or physiological changes: hear rate, sweat, Some are human, some non human, some stresses both. Physical: these stressors are things that all animals (human or not) might list as stressful, e. g. heat, cold, pain, fatigue, injury, hunger, predator. Psychological: these are things that generally only humans would consider stressful. Acute stressors: there demand immediate attention and don"t last long (minutes). Chronic stressors: these do not require immediate attention, byt last a long time and are a constant source of worry. 6 key moments in stress: walter cannon: fight or flight behavior, hans selye: general adaptation syndrome, holmes and rahe: stressful life events, lazarus: stress appraisals, blascovich: threat v. challange, taylor et al. : tend and befriend: walter cannon: fight or flight behavior interested in physiological responses animals have in response to threat. They help mobilize the body to fight or flee.
