Biological Psychology: Stress
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- Stress
- Stress as a bodily response
- Describe the pituitary adrenal system
- Stressor stimulates the Hypothalamus
- Hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary gland
- Pituitary gland secretes ACTH
- Stimulates the Adrenal cortex
- Releases corticosteroids e.g. cortisol
- Enabled the body to maintain stable blood sugar levels
- Stops bruising
- Suppresses immune system
- Releases corticosteroids e.g. cortisol
- Adrenocortico-trophic hormone
- Stimulates the Adrenal cortex
- Pituitary gland secretes ACTH
- Hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary gland
- Stressor stimulates the Hypothalamus
- Sympathetic-adrenomedullary pathway (SAM)
- Sympathetic branch of ANS (autonomic nervous system)
- Adrenal medulla
- Adrenaline and noradrenaline
- Increased; heart-rate, respiration, muscle tension
- Fight or flight response
- Increased; heart-rate, respiration, muscle tension
- Adrenaline and noradrenaline
- Adrenal medulla
- Sympathetic branch of ANS (autonomic nervous system)
- Features & Functions of the Immune System
- Features
- Memory
- Functions
- Protect the host from environmental agents e.g.microbes or chemicals
- Therefore preserving the integrity of the body
- Protect the host from environmental agents e.g.microbes or chemicals
- Features
- Effects of stress on the immune system
- Stress hormones supress immune system
- Short term = fine
- Long term = risk of disease
- Stress hormones supress immune system
- Case Study: Kiecolt-Glaser et al. 1984
- Blood samples taken before and during exams
- Findings: Exam stress reduces immune functioning
- Blood samples taken before and during exams
- Describe the pituitary adrenal system
- Stress in everyday life
- Describe what is meant by a life change
- An event that is powerful enough to change ones life
- Case Study: Rahe et al. 1970
- Aims: to find out if scores on the SRRS correlated significantly with the subsequent onset of illness
- 2500 male American soldiers were given the SRRS scale to measure their LCU over the previous 6 months
- Findings: positive correlation of +0.118 between life changes and illness
- 2500 male American soldiers were given the SRRS scale to measure their LCU over the previous 6 months
- Aims: to find out if scores on the SRRS correlated significantly with the subsequent onset of illness
- Describe what is meant by a daily hassle
- Relatively minor events arising out of day-to-day living
- e.g. Losing the car keys or missing the bus
- Relatively minor events arising out of day-to-day living
- Self report methods in psychology
- A self report is any method that invoves asking a PP their belif's, feelings, etc.
- e.g. Questionnaires and interviews
- Think about open and closed questions
- e.g. Questionnaires and interviews
- A self report is any method that invoves asking a PP their belif's, feelings, etc.
- Describe what is meant by a life change
- Workplace stress; Personality factors
- Define what is meant by workplace stress
- The reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at the workplace
- Some factors that contribute to workplace stress
- Demands
- No Control
- Lack of support
- Relationships
- Role
- Change
- Case Study: Friedman and Rosenman
- Aims: To investigate the links between type A behaviour patterns and coronary heart disease (CHD)
- Using interviews 3200 Californian men, aged 39-59 were catagorised as either type A or type B or type X
- Type A: Obsessed with being on time, want recognision for their work, rarely talk about feelings and very ambitious.
- Type B: More relaxed, don't mind losing, more creative, very reflective thinking about about different worlds
- Type X: A combination of both type A and B
- Findings: By the end of the 8 1/2 year study 257 men had developed CHD, of which 70% were from the type A group
- Using interviews 3200 Californian men, aged 39-59 were catagorised as either type A or type B or type X
- Aims: To investigate the links between type A behaviour patterns and coronary heart disease (CHD)
- Hardiness
- Low hardiness means you could be badly affected by stress
- High hardiness means you are good at dealing with stress and are at less risk of a related illness
- Define what is meant by workplace stress
- Ways of coping with stress
- Emotion-focused approaches to coping with stress
- Take your mind off it
- Let off steam to others
- Praying
- Ignoring it
- Distract yourself
- Problem-focused approaches to coping with stress
- Taking Control
- Information seeking
- Evaluating pros and cons
- Cognitive Behavioural Method
- Emotion-focused approaches to coping with stress
- Stress as a bodily response
- Ways of coping with stress
- Emotion-focused approaches to coping with stress
- Take your mind off it
- Let off steam to others
- Praying
- Ignoring it
- Distract yourself
- Problem-focused approaches to coping with stress
- Taking Control
- Information seeking
- Evaluating pros and cons
- Cognitive Behavioural Method
- Emotion-focused approaches to coping with stress
- Fight or flight response
- Specificity of response
- Features
- Memory
- Features
- Case Study: Kiecolt-Glaser et al. 1984
- Blood samples taken before and during exams
- Findings: Exam stress reduces immune functioning
- Blood samples taken before and during exams
- By Charlie Grace
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