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AS Psychology: Stress reactions
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AS Psychology: Stress reactions
Stress reactions
- Acute: hypothalamus, sympathetic branch of ANS, adrenal medulla, adrenaline, fight or flight
- Chronic: hypothalamus, releases CRF, pituitary gland, releases ATCH, adrenal cortex, sugar for energy
If stress persists: damage to adrenal gland, immune suppression, increase risk of CHD
When stress is gone
- hypothalamus, activates parasympathetic brand of ANS, adrenal medulla stops adrenaline, heart rate breathing, rate and blood pressure returns to normal
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