NEUR 3403 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3 : Executive Functions, Controllability, Glycogen
18 Oct 2017
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> no (cid:862)stress (cid:272)e(cid:374)tre(cid:863) of the brain, multiple pathways exist that respond to different types of stressors. Processive (neurogenic / psychogenic: understanding the threat, information processing, neurogenic: physical, anticipatory stress responses are often coupled with anxiety (i. e. an upcoming exam, ambiguous situations are often coupled with disorganized cognitions (i. e. terrorist attack) Systemic (immune insults: marked changes in glucose concentration (diabetes, inflammation, production of proteins due to inflammation (heart problems, etc. Females more affected by: psychosocial stressors. Males more affected by: job related / competition. Predictability: events that will happen, knowing when they might happen. Uncertainty: events that might or might not occur: uncertain whether new flu virus will become a pandemic. If uncertainty exists, then individuals can reconstrue a largely negative situation (inference) to extract a glimmer of hope despite the odds (illusion) homotypic stressor: chronic stressors that don"t change.
