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