Health Psychology: Stress and Well Being Shavonia Finley PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology Destiny Champion February 14‚ 2011 Health Psychology: Stress and Well Being In everyone’s life a little stress must fall. We all have to deal with daily hassles and various personal stressors that effect our emotional and physical health. The manner in which we deal with these stressors can alleviate or reduce stress or it can make things worse. Mind and body issues have bemused philosophers and psychologists
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Endocrine Vs Nervous System The endocrine system acts with nervous system to coordinate the body’s activities. Both systems enable cells to communicate with others by using chemical messengers. The endocrine system uses chemical messengers called hormones that are transported by the circulatory system (blood). They act on target cells that may be anywhere in the body. The endocrine system is slower than the nervous system because hormones must travel through the circulatory system to reach their
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Describe the five different types of shock and include for each‚ its pathophysiology‚ clinical manifestations and treatment. Shock is described as life threatening medical emergency resulting from insufficient blood flow through the body (Huether & Mccance‚ 2012) There are five types of medical shock. These include septic shock‚ anaphylactic shock‚ cardiogenic shock‚ hypovolemic shock‚ and neurogenic shock (Huether & Mccance‚ 2012). Septic shock results from bacteria that multiply in the
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ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS Lecture by Dr.Shehla Shaheen Adverse effect is a harmful and undesired effect resulting from the administration of a therapeutic dose of a drug. OTHER WORDS USED SYNONYMOUSLY; SIDE EFFECTS TOXIC EFFECTS HARMFUL EFFECTS UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS All drugs can produce harmful as well as beneficial effects. ADRs are either related or unrelated to the principal pharmacological actions of the drugs Adverse effects are of great concern to drug regulatory authorities.
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General Psychology Core Review Questions Quiz #1 Spring 2013 □ To get the most from this study guide‚ write out both the questions and answers‚ then “test yourself” by reading each question and reciting answering from memory. Allow yourself enough time to complete the questions AND to study the answers. □ For 3% extra credit (added to Course Grade)‚ answer each of the questions and submit it on the day of the quiz. Do not submit unfinished work. Incomplete work with unanswered questions
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Weakness People are not bad by nature‚ but sometimes simply too timid to resist the vicious demons that play on their weaknesses and cut their bond with the source of their Power. Humans are good by default‚ but not everyone is made of steel so as to defend themselves against the demonic forces - destructive emotions and detrimental attitudes: fear‚ ignorance‚ hatred‚ worry‚ revenge‚ envy‚ attachment‚ greed‚ lust‚ selfishness‚ doubt‚ prejudice‚ pride‚ vanity‚ impatience‚ sloth‚ discrimination‚
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Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic brain disorder in which a person interprets actual reality abnormally. It is a mental disorder that makes it difficult to think clearly‚ have normal responses to emotions‚ act normal in a social setting‚ and tell the difference between their own interpretation of reality and actual reality. There are several types of Schizophrenia: paranoid‚ undifferentiated‚ disorganized‚ residual‚ and catatonic schizophrenia. The assumption is that schizophrenia
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Agoraphobia According to "Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration" (2009)‚ “more than 45 million adults or 26% of the adult population reported experiencing a mental illness in the past year. Of those who reported experiencing mental illness‚ also reported they are not under the care of a mental health or medical professional‚ in other words the mental illness is going untreated” (Mental Illness and Mental Health Service) . Additionally‚ almost half of the people suffering with
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regions of the small intestine. c. occurs in the cecum‚ from which food is regurgitated. d. produces methane as a major nutrient. e. is possible because the stomach wall does not secrete hydrochloric acid. Chapter 41: 2‚ 4‚ 5‚ 7‚ 9‚ 10 1. Both epinephrine and cortisol are secreted in response to stress. Which of the following statements is also true for both of these hormones? a. They act to increase blood glucose availability. b. Their receptors are on the surfaces of target cells. c. They are
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causes several changes to occur in your body. Stress and Cardiovascular Responses The cardiovascular system is affected by the sympathetic stimulation of increased heart rate by firing of SA nodes. Each time we respond to stress‚ the release of epinephrine increases platelet adhesiveness to help blood clot. Likewise‚ under stress the body aims to increase blood volume to offset any potential loss of blood volume from sweating or bleeding by increasing the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) from
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