PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Adrenal Medulla, Mindset, Autonomic Nervous System
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: unpleasant emotional state that results from perceptions of danger (eustress vs. An environmental event or stimulus that threatens an organism (major life. Any response an organism makes to avoid, escape or minimize an. Ans - autonomic system (sam - sympathetic adrenal medulla) Sympathetic branch of autonomic nervous system adrenal medulla. Epinephrine and norepinephrine (increased heart rate, precipitation, blood flow to muscles) High blood pressure, heart and kidney failure. More colds (due to weakened immune system) Note that short term stress usually gives you a system boost. Stress can also have indirect effects on health. : attempts to prevent an emotional response to stressor. More passive coping strategy (e. g. , avoidance, minimizing problem, emotional eating) More likely when stressors are perceived as uncontrollable and when stress levels are high. Deals directly with stressor to solve problem. More active coping strategy (e. g. , generating alternative solutions and choosing from among them) More likely when stressors are perceived controllable and stress levels are moderate.
