Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 2 VocabVersion en ligne Chapter 2 vocab par Spencer Leon 1 Exhaustion 2 Central nervous system 3 Hypothalamus 4 Resistance 5 Glucocorticoids 6 Diseases of adaptation 7 Pituitary gland 8 Thyroid gland 9 Limbic system 10 Parasympathetic nervous system 11 Nervous system 12 Stress-diathesis model 13 Fight-or-flight response 14 Reticular formation 15 Alarm 16 Homeostasis 17 General Adaption Syndrome (GAS) 18 Adrenal cortex 19 Pancreas 20 Adrenal medulla 21 Coping 22 Stress literacy 23 Allostatic load 24 Eustress 25 Stress 26 Sympathetic nervous system 27 Endocrine system 28 Peripheral nervous system 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 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 Long-term physiological impact of chronic exposure to illness A system of the brain that is responsible, in part, for emotion in the stress response The body's complex autonomic reaction when faced with a perceived threat 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 Third stage in Selye's GAS; body experiences fatigue and immunocompromise because of the severity or duration of a stressor 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. 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 An important gland in the stress response because it produces thyroxine, which increases blood pressure and respiration rate, and affects mental processes 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 non-specific mental or somatic result of any demand upon the body Component of the autonomic system that re-establishes homeostasis in the system and promotes the reconstructive process following a stressful experience 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 system of the body that controls glandular responses to stress; responds more slowly than nervous system but the effects can persist for weeks The system responsible for the fight-or-flight response when triggered by the hypothalamus (faster heartbeat, increased blood pressure) A portion of the brain that initiates the stress response in both the nervous system and the endocrine system A positive, yet stressful, experience One of two major components of the physical response to stress; made up of the central and peripheral A gland that secretes insulin and glucagon in response to blood sugar levels Health problems that are the result of long-term neurological and hormonal changes caused by ongoing stress The central portion of the adrenal gland; secretes catecholamines (containing both adrenaline and noradrenaline) when the hypothalamus initiates the stress repsonse 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