PSY 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: B Cell, Bone Marrow, Perceived Control

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Marcel Viens

Document Summary

Stress : the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging. Extreme or prolong stress can harm us, children who suffer from this can be at risk for chronic disease. Stressors: catastrophes unpredictable large scale events ex. Wars, earthquakes, famine: significant life change life transitions i. e. marriage, divorce, loss of job, or loved one dies, daily hassles everyday annoyances, they can add up and take a toll on well-being. Walter cannon stress response is part of a unified mind-body system. Fight or flight : increase hr, respiration, diverts blood, releases sugar : epinephrine. 3 phases: alarm reaction sns activated, resistance summon all resources, exhaustion reserves depleted. Tend and befriend- under stress people often provide support from others. Psychoneuroimmunology: the study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health. T lymphocytes (thymus)- cancer, viruses and foreign substances.