fright or flight
Cards (29)
- What area of the brain is mobilized when faced with a threat?
- What does the amygdala associate sensory signals with?
- What signal does the amygdala send to the hypothalamus?
- What role does the hypothalamus play in the stress response?
- Through which system does the hypothalamus communicate with the body?
- What are the two major systems involved in the body's response to stressors?
- What happens when the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is triggered?
- What hormone does the adrenal medulla release when the SNS is activated?
- What physiological changes does adrenaline cause in the body?
- How does adrenaline affect breathing during stress?
- What does adrenaline trigger the release of into the bloodstream?
- What does the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) do when the threat has passed?
- What happens to the heart rate when the PNS is activated?
- What does the hypothalamus activate in response to continued threat?
- What does the HPA axis consist of?
- What economic implications does the study of biopsychology have?
- What does the pituitary gland release in response to stress?
- What does the hypothalamus release in response to continued threat?
- What does the SNS prepare the body for?
- What does the PNS do after the SNS has inhibited digestion?
- What negative consequence can arise from repeated activation of the stress response?
- What can too much cortisol suppress?
- What does Gray (1988) suggest about the initial reaction to a threat?
- What is the "freeze" response?
- What do Von Dawans et al (2012) challenge about stress responses?
- What did Von Dawans et al's study find about acute stress?
- What genetic basis did Lee and Harley (2012) find related to stress responses?
- How does the absence of the SRY gene in females affect stress responses?
- What hormones are suggested to influence stress responses in females?