PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sympathetic Nervous System, Pituitary Gland, Cerebral Cortex
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Modern views of stress their environment or stressful o o o o o o. Apa (1979) health psychology is the educational, research, and clinical contributions of psychology to: The analysis and improvement of the health care system and health policy formation. 50% of all deaths are preventable - due to lifestyles. A state that impairs our ability to respond to internal and. Stress is a stimulus e. g. , catastrophes, life events, Stress is a process (relationship between person and. Richard lazarus: stress is a transaction between a person and. Secondary appraisal: person decides how to deal with stress. Loss: person loses a loved one or a possession. We can influence the impact of a stressor. Stress is perceived by cerebral cortex o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o. Affects hypothalamus which activates the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight)
