SOC101R Study Guide - Final Guide: Cortisol, Sleep Disorder, Reuptake
20 Jul 2016
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Dysphoria: depressed mood or sadness, anhedonia: loss of pleasure in doing usual activities (used to be joyful) Dysthymic disorder is diagnosed to people who experienced persistent symptoms of mild or moderate depression for 2 or more years: prozac is an antidepressant drug that increases levels of serotonin by slowing the reuptake of serotonin. Sympathetic nerves use the neurotransmitter norepinephrine to exert their actions on nearly every organ, sweat gland, blood vessel, and muscle in order to enable your body to handle the emergency. Chemical messages and actions of the sympathetic nerves cause the release of key hormones, including cortisol and epinephrine. The brain releases endorphins chemicals that can inhibitor black sensations of pain . Nonreactive resilience, in which a person does not react to a stressor. Homeostatic resilience, in which a person may react strongly but returns to baseline functioning quickly. Positive growth resilience, in which a person learns and grows from stress experience.
