Relacionar Columnas PSYC 365 Ch 2 VocabVersión en línea Chapter 2 vocab por Spencer Leon 1 General Adaption Syndrome (GAS) 2 Reticular formation 3 Peripheral nervous system 4 Glucocorticoids 5 Hypothalamus 6 Pituitary gland 7 Pancreas 8 Limbic system 9 Central nervous system 10 Sympathetic nervous system 11 Alarm 12 Diseases of adaptation 13 Exhaustion 14 Eustress 15 Stress literacy 16 Thyroid gland 17 Endocrine system 18 Adrenal cortex 19 Nervous system 20 Adrenal medulla 21 Homeostasis 22 Stress-diathesis model 23 Allostatic load 24 Parasympathetic nervous system 25 Fight-or-flight response 26 Resistance 27 Coping 28 Stress The body's complex autonomic reaction when faced with a perceived threat The dynamic physiological response on the part of the body to maintain a stable internal state in spite of the demands of the environment A gland in the brain described as the "master" gland because it controls other glands through the hormones it secretes; most of these hormones have an indirect impact on stress Model that examines the interaction between the environment and heredity, often referred to as "nature versus nurture"; model proposes that predisposing factors in an individual may determine whether or not a physical effect is experienced in the presence of stressful events Initial phase of Selye's GAS in which the body mobilizes its defences against a stressor A positive, yet stressful, experience The system responsible for the fight-or-flight response when triggered by the hypothalamus (faster heartbeat, increased blood pressure) Long-term physiological impact of chronic exposure to illness The outer portion of the adrenal gland; at times of stress supplies hormones to the body that provide energy and increase blood pressure, but that can adversely affect the body's ability to resist and recover from disease The degree to which an individual (or community) understands the effects of stress Third stage in Selye's GAS; body experiences fatigue and immunocompromise because of the severity or duration of a stressor A system of the body that controls glandular responses to stress; responds more slowly than nervous system but the effects can persist for weeks Component of the autonomic system that re-establishes homeostasis in the system and promotes the reconstructive process following a stressful experience Complex system running through the middle of the brain stem that serves as a communication network to filter messages between the brain and the body Strategies that an individual employs to deal with stresses caused by the ever-changing demands of the environment. A portion of the brain that initiates the stress response in both the nervous system and the endocrine system The non-specific mental or somatic result of any demand upon the body The central portion of the adrenal gland; secretes catecholamines (containing both adrenaline and noradrenaline) when the hypothalamus initiates the stress repsonse Division of the nervous system that is made up of the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system (further divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic) The three-stage response of the body to stressors as identified by Selye: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion One of two major components of the physical response to stress; made up of the central and peripheral Division of the nervous system that is composed of the brain and spinal chord A set of physiological responses that allow a person to deal with a stressor; second phase of Selye's GAS in which the body mobilizes its resources if the source of stress moves from acute to chronic Substances released by the adrenal glands upon stimulation form the sympathetic division when one is under stress Health problems that are the result of long-term neurological and hormonal changes caused by ongoing stress A gland that secretes insulin and glucagon in response to blood sugar levels A system of the brain that is responsible, in part, for emotion in the stress response An important gland in the stress response because it produces thyroxine, which increases blood pressure and respiration rate, and affects mental processes
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