Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 2 VocabVersion en ligne Chapter 2 vocab par Spencer Leon 1 General Adaption Syndrome (GAS) 2 Stress-diathesis model 3 Coping 4 Limbic system 5 Allostatic load 6 Thyroid gland 7 Glucocorticoids 8 Exhaustion 9 Resistance 10 Nervous system 11 Homeostasis 12 Eustress 13 Parasympathetic nervous system 14 Pancreas 15 Stress 16 Diseases of adaptation 17 Sympathetic nervous system 18 Adrenal medulla 19 Central nervous system 20 Endocrine system 21 Hypothalamus 22 Alarm 23 Adrenal cortex 24 Stress literacy 25 Fight-or-flight response 26 Pituitary gland 27 Peripheral nervous system 28 Reticular formation 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 The body's complex autonomic reaction when faced with a perceived threat Substances released by the adrenal glands upon stimulation form the sympathetic division when one is under stress Division of the nervous system that is composed of the brain and spinal chord Strategies that an individual employs to deal with stresses caused by the ever-changing demands of the environment. 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 Long-term physiological impact of chronic exposure to illness A positive, yet stressful, experience 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) A system of the brain that is responsible, in part, for emotion in the stress response The three-stage response of the body to stressors as identified by Selye: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion Initial phase of Selye's GAS in which the body mobilizes its defences against a stressor A portion of the brain that initiates the stress response in both the nervous system and the endocrine system Component of the autonomic system that re-establishes homeostasis in the system and promotes the reconstructive process following a stressful experience A gland that secretes insulin and glucagon in response to blood sugar levels One of two major components of the physical response to stress; made up of the central and peripheral The system responsible for the fight-or-flight response when triggered by the hypothalamus (faster heartbeat, increased blood pressure) Health problems that are the result of long-term neurological and hormonal changes caused by ongoing stress The non-specific mental or somatic result of any demand upon the body 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 The dynamic physiological response on the part of the body to maintain a stable internal state in spite of the demands of the environment The central portion of the adrenal gland; secretes catecholamines (containing both adrenaline and noradrenaline) when the hypothalamus initiates the stress repsonse 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 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 An important gland in the stress response because it produces thyroxine, which increases blood pressure and respiration rate, and affects mental processes 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 The degree to which an individual (or community) understands the effects of stress