PSY 353: Detailed Notes on The Stress Response (Nervous System)

9/3 THE STRESS RESPONSE (NERVOUS SYSTEM)
- ​ VOLUNTARY. NERVUS SYSTEM
O YOU DECIDE AND YOU DO

- ​ AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
O NOT CONTROLLED BY YOU

O MAJOR PART OF HOW YOU RESPOND TO STRESS
O NO CONSCIOUS THOUGHT
- ​ TIPS TO REDUCE STRESS
O EXERCISE

O PLAN OF ACTION
O SHARE YOUR PROBLEM WITH OTHERS
O BE SOCIAL AND HAVE A LIFE
- ​ ANS 2 PARTS
O SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

§ PART THAT IS ACTIVATED
O PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (PARACHUTE)
§ PART THAT IS SUPPRESSED
§ STRESS IS OVER, PARACHUTE OPEN AND FLOAT ALL THE WAY DOWN
- ​ AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
O SYMPATHETIC

§ BODY IS RESPONDING TO SURVIVE
§ PUPILS DILATE, TO SEE SITUATION AS BEST AS POSSIBLE
§ BRONCHII DILATE TO ALLOW MORE OXYGEN FOR BETTER BLOOD FLOW TO
HEART

§ BLADDER CONTRACTION, REPRODUCTION, DIGESTION INHIBITED
O BOTH SYMPTOMS CANNOT BE ACTIVATED AT THE SAME TIME
- ​ SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
O HIPPO AND WATER BUFFALO MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS

O STARTS IN THE BRAIN
O KICKS IN DURING REAK OR RECEIVED EMERGENCY
O VIGILANCE, ACTIVATION, MOVEMENT
§ CATECHOLAMINES RELEASED (DOPAMINE, EPINEPHRINE, NOREPINEPHRINE)
§ GLYCOGEN TO GLUCOSE FOR ENERGY
O WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING
§ SAM-P AND HPA AXIS PATHWAYS ARE ACTIVATED