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