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2. What is secreted by the pituatory gland

  • Adrenaline
  • ACTH
  • CRH
  • Noradrenaline

3. what evidence is against dopamine?

  • Vaughn Bell- "Kim Kardashian of neurotransmitters " as its fashionable to blame dopamine for addictions
  • all correct
  • Liberzon et al-PTSD in war veterans when hearing combat sounds

4. what are issues with the stress response

  • all correct
  • Nestor lopez duran et al-Variation in cortisol in children in stressful situations and boys have a greater response to the stressors.
  • cause and effect of cortisol and illness as eating, sleeping, alcohol, caffeine all increase cortisol levels
  • Miller et al- lack of longitudinal studies. so more research should be done.

5. A weakness of chronic stress response?

  • High cortisol causes bone density and low levels cause holiday syndrome and Heim-PTSD and chronic fatigue syndrome
  • all correct
  • cause and effect of cortisol and illness as eating, sleeping, alcohol, caffeine all increase cortisol levels
  • Nestor Lopez Duran -variations in cortisol release in children when palced in a stressful situation and boys showed greater cortisol activation in response to the stressor.

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