General Adaptation Syndrome and HPA Axis: Stress Response and Its Impact on Health, Quizzes of Psychology

Download General Adaptation Syndrome and HPA Axis: Stress Response and Its Impact on Health and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 General Adaptive Syndrome DEFINITION 1 General Adaptation Syndrome Alarm Phase - body mobilizes resources (stress resistance decreases) Resistance Phase - activation of response systems (stress resistance increases) Exhaustion Phase - prolonged stress chemicals (stress resistance decreases) TERM 2 H-P-A Axis Activation DEFINITION 2 Hypothalamus - secretes releasing factor Pituitary Gland - secretes ACTH Adrenal Gland - secretes cortisol TERM 3 adaptive aspect DEFINITION 3 acute stress response effects (in transient state) ex. - endocrine/hormonal changes TERM 4 Maladaptive Aspect DEFINITION 4 Prolonged stress hormone response effects TERM 5 Who have higher cortisol MorW DEFINITION 5 men TERM 6 what genes exhibit lower levels of cortisol DEFINITION 6 SSN genes TERM 7 what happened to pups when mother was restrained(stressed) during last 2 weeks of pregnancy DEFINITION 7 increased/sensitized pups stress response TERM 8 what happened to pups were removed from mother for short periods DEFINITION 8 stress immunization - improved response to stress through exposure to transient (short-lasting) stressor ex of stress immunization = social support TERM 9 how does stress decrease affects of immune system DEFINITION 9 stressors decrease lymphocyte activity TERM 10 type of personality characterized by aggressiveness & hostility* and predicts heart disease DEFINITION 10 Type A TERM 21 a change in attitude or behavior in response to a group DEFINITION 21 conformity TERM 22 social influence to conformity in which the need for acceptance results in going along with what the group does DEFINITION 22 normative social influences TERM 23 social influence to conformity in which one is new to a situation and looks to others to know how to act DEFINITION 23 informational social influences TERM 24 what were the results of the Asch-Line-Judging task DEFINITION 24 people will conform even if it's wrong TERM 25 conformity increases/decreases if one person dissents(goes against everyone) DEFINITION 25 decreases TERM 26 how many people went to 300 volts in Milgrim's study? how many went to 450 DEFINITION 26 100% went to 300 66% went to 450 TERM 27 when people assume that it is another person's responsibility DEFINITION 27 diffusion of responsibility (reason for bystander effect) TERM 28 when people lose their individuality when they become part of a group DEFINITION 28 deindividualization TERM 29 when people work less hard in groups than alone when no one's efforts are identified DEFINITION 29 social loafing TERM 30 deindividualization gave how much more shocks DEFINITION 30 2x TERM 31 the more bystanders there are, the less likely for someone to help DEFINITION 31 bystander effect TERM 32 reason for bystander effect DEFINITION 32 diffusion of responsibility TERM 33 the type of attitude (implicit/explicit) that dominates but can be hard to access DEFINITION 33 implicit attitude TERM 34 a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to be true DEFINITION 34 self-fulfilling prophecy TERM 35 explicit negative feelings about a group of individuals DEFINITION 35 prejudice TERM 46 bipolar disorder more likely in men or women DEFINITION 46 equally likely in both TERM 47 patients with antisocial personality disorder are well known for DEFINITION 47 lacking empathy TERM 48 how do SSRIs, like prozac and zoloft, act in the synapse DEFINITION 48 they block serotonin reuptake in the presynaptic cell TERM 49 negative symptoms of schizophrenia (schizos lack) DEFINITION 49 blunted effect - lack emotional reactivity anhedonia - lack pleasure poverty of speech - lack normal-flowing speech lack motivation TERM 50 positive symptoms of schizophrenia DEFINITION 50 Delusions - false beliefs Hallucinations Loosening of Associations - changes ideas quickly TERM 51 the HPA axis involves initial activation of the DEFINITION 51 hypothalamus TERM 52 Zimbardo's prison study was designed to test the strength of DEFINITION 52 group roles TERM 53 when presence of others improves performance this is known as DEFINITION 53 social facilitation