PSYCHOLOGY-STRESS

A RESPONSE to something in our environment or it can be a PERCIEVED mismatch between the demands of a situation and your ability to cope with it.

The stimulus that brings about the stress response.

The HYPOTHALAMUS starts PYSIOLOGICAL changes in the body once the CORTEX has registered a stressor. It CAUSES the change by TRIGGERING TWO biological Mechanisms.

The PITUITARY-ADRENAL system

The SYPATHOMEDULLARY pathway