General adaptation Syndrome lecture video

Levels of stress are about

Perception

Perception of stress occurs in the

Cerebral cortex

General adaptation syndrome four stages

1- Alarm

2- resistance

3- exhaustion

4- death

Syndrome

Multiple different people can be affected by something, but their bodies can all react differently to it

Stress responses are based on

Genetics

Alarm phase lasts for

Seconds to two weeks

When brain detects stress, that info is sent from ??? To ???

Cerebral cortex to hypothalamus

If hypothalamus perceives short term stress it will

Stimulate sympathetic nervous system

When sympathetic nervous system releases a neurotransmitter, it affects

An organ

The neurotransmitter that is released from the sympathetic nervous system is

Norepinephrine

Norepinephrine binds to __ organs

Effector

When norepinephrine binds to effector organs it creates a

Stress response