PSY 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: The Relaxation Response, Methaqualone, Cortisol
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Leslie, you need to be buddha on quaaludes lmao. They"ve just been told that they"re going to have triplets. This is a good life event, but those things can still be really stressful. Dr. b with elthea, el, and a puppy named kennedy. If you cuddle, you can get more oxytocin. If you can get more oxytocin in your life, you can better manage stress. The heart tissues are negatively affected by stress hormones. The immune system becomes less effective and less efficient. If you engage in more immunosuppressive behaviors when you"re stressed then it will obviously harm you. If you get less sleep or you smoke when you"re stressed. We tend to take less care of ourselves when we"re stressed. Hardiness: the ability to deal well with stress. Hardy people are more resistant to illness. Coping - any behavioral or cognitive response used to alleviate stress. Anything you can do to change the situation.
