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Gurdev Manchanda
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Unfinished mind map covering biological psychology, stress. hope it helps.

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Biological Psychology - StressStress as a BodilyResponseIndividual differences in response tostressType A/BpersonalitiesSources ofStressdaily hassles andupliftsworkplacestressStressManagementHPA systemSAM pathwayIllness related tostressSIT - Stress InoculationTherapyHardinessTrainingBiofeedbackHardinessLocus ofControlstressorHypothalamusstimulates Pituitary GlandsecretesACTHstimulates Adrenal Cortexsecretes hormonecorticosteroidsActivates HypothalamicPituitary AxisFor prolongedstresscorticosteroids do avariety of thingsmaintain stable bloodglucose levelsliver releasestored glucosestressorActivates ANSstimulates AdrenalmedullaFor short termresponsesproduces Fight or Flightresponsesecretes adrenaline and noradrenalineHypothalamusproduces a fight or flightresponsestress can make people more vulnerable to physicalillnesslong term stressors can impair thefunctioning of the immune systemthis may be by affecting the activity oflymphocytes, natural killer cells and endorphinsSuzanne Kobasa believed that some people cope w/stressors better that others bc they obtain the personalitytraits to do so = a 'hardy' person.3C'sCOMMITMENT: they find meaning in their work , therefore havea direction in life and see the purpose of what they are doingCHALLENGE: they view potential stressful situations as an opportunity rather than a threatCONTROL: they have a stronger sense of personal control than other peopleFreidman and Rosenman argued that there are two importantpersonality types that affect your vulnerability to stress, influencingphyical illness, in particular heart diseaseTYPE A: competitive, hostile, ambitious, pressured andimpatientTYPE B: laidback, relaxed, not overcompetitveP: 100 male business executives experiencing many stressful events.she assessed their hardiness against the three compontents, and latercompared against the illness scores at the time and 1 year laterF: Hardy personalities influence the relationship between stress and physical illnessbc hardy people experience less stress because stressors are interpreted differently.this affectsMatthew et al found that the component ofType A personality that correlated thehighest w/ CHD was HOSTILITYlifeeventsSRRSRahe et al conducted research on 2500 male USnaval personnel over a period of 6 months, usingthe SRRS scale changed into LCUsHolmes and Rahe created the SSRS to act as a measurement of the amount ofreadjustment a major life event would require. this is bc they realised that the lifeevents that affected the onset of illness, involved a change from a steady state.in order to show the relationship between stress and physical illness in research they made theSRRS by examining 5000 patient records and making a list of 43 life events that preceded illness.then they got nearly 400 ppts to rate the amount of stress produced from each life event. then togive LCU's, the stress value was divided by 10WorkloadControlOVERLOAD= frustration when can't complete work because there is too muchno control over deadlinesUNDERLOAD= bored when there isn't enough to doKanner et al did research to see whether daily stressors are better predictors of physical or psychological illness. they got theparticipants to fill out both scales once every month over 10 months alongside tests to check their physical and psychiatric well-being, andat the end completed a correlational analysis. they found that daily hassles is a better predictor of stress related illnesseswork environmentWork pressuresovercrowdingtemperature/ pollutionnoisepredictability/controlabilityrole conflictjob uncertaintyshift workKeicolt-Glaser et al A: the effect of stress on the functionality of the immunesystem P: they took blood samples from medical students a month beforeand on the day of their final medical exam F: they found that the activity ofnatural killer cells had decreased by the second blood sample, showing thatstress is related to a reduced response of the immune system. also theimmune systems of the students who had been experiencing loneliness orlife events were especially weak.lack of social contact (isolated)1. Conceptualization2. Skills training and relaxation techniques3. Application and Follow ThroughInternal Locus of control means that you believe that you havegrater control over yourself and stressors, so you experinece lessstressBiological therapiesBeta BlockersDouble click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node