SOC363H1 Chapter Notes -Homeostasis
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1960"s major changes in a persons life leads to increased susceptibility to disease: peoples behaviors settle into an optimum pattern that minimizes resources expended. Big changes disrupt habits and force the person to use mental and physical energy adapting: seen that those with more units of change suffered more illness and psychological distress. Body"s general response to broad array of assaults and injuries stresses cause the hypothalamus to cause a secretion pathway. Physical stressors (heat and cold), behavioral stressors (forced exercise or restriction of movements), psychological stressors (noise and crowding) all exhibit same changes in body. Seyle: interested in the somatic response to stressors such as ulcers or susceptibility to infection. Needed to adapt concepts and methods from rats to humans look for things in humans that disrupt habitual activities and demand adjustment to a new state. Social readjustment rating scale: measures levels of readjustment. Soc363 week 1 reading life change, an abandoned explanation.
