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| When the body reaches equilibrium (works hard to maintain it) |
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| Internal series of response specifically to NORMALIZE slected physiologi variables. (Negative feedbakc principle) |
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| Process of acheiving stability, is essential in maintaining homeostasis |
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| What is the difference between homestasis and allostasis? |
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Homeostasis: Regulation of the body to BALANCE
ex: when hot, you sweat or you get dehydrated
Allostasis: Adaption; ability to ACHIEVE stability through change, includes OTHER functioning systems/organs
ex: aside from sweating, kidneys may reduce in size...
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| psychological and psycosocial anxiety of and individual towards personal emablance of events |
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(General adapation syndrome)
-Body's ability to react to stress (hormonal rxn to fight or flight response to stress)
alarm- body's fight or flight
resistance- allostatic state, attempting to restore homeostasis
exhaustion- body's ability to resist is lost because adaption energy supply is gone. (stress levels stay up; "allostatic overload")
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Agents or conditions that can produce stress and endanger homeostasis
ex: physical, chemical, emotional, biological, social, cultural... |
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not stressors, but CONDITIONS or SITUATIONS that increase the likelyhood of encountering a stressor
ex: running in the dark is a risk factor of falling; eating while driving is a risk factor of running into a motercyclist |
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| Natural Reaction of the human body against stress; is evoked by stoumlating the nervous sys/ hormones such as adrenalin/ cortisol which enhance the body's heart rate, breating, blood pressure, metabolism |
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| can increase during stress to enhance immune function (regulates lactation; mammary glands) |
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| similar in structure to growth hormone; role in immune response |
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"love hormone"
role in sexual reproduction, childbirth. produced during childbirth and lactation, associated with bonding and social attachment |
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| change with time and circumstances |
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| effects of stress response |
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| influenced by genetics, culture, prior susceptibilities, preexisting health status, allostatic state, and ability to manage stress |
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| ability to be accustomed to different environmental changes/ stressors |
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| emotional/behavioral responses to achieve balance |
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