PSY 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 42: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cluster Headache, Tension Headache
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Symptoms of excess stress: physical, dry mouth, headaches, sweating, emotional, anxiety, depression, fatigue, behavioral, crying, disrupted sleeping habits, disrupted eating habits. Psychoneuroimmunology: the study of the interactions among the nervous, endocrine, and immune system, cortisol, lymphocytes, epinephrine, neuropeptides, different types of stress affect immunity in different ways, acute stress, chronic stress. Links between stress and specific conditions: cardiovascular disease, chronic high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, heart attacks, strokes, elevated cholesterol, inflammation, psychological problems, stressors can be anxiety-producing or depressing, panic attacks, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) Other health problems: altered functioning of the immune system, headaches, tension headaches, migraine headaches, cluster headaches, digestive problems, menstrual irregularities, impotence, pregnancy complications. Common sources of stress: major life changes, daily hassles, college stressors, academic. Interpersonal: time pressures, financial concerns, future worries. Job-related stressors: burnout, social stressors, real social networks, virtual social networks, environmental stressors. Managing stress: ways to control stress, shore up your support system.
