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Biopsychosocial Model

Bodily Stress Reactions. Biopsychosocial Model . 1. Voluntary Nervous System. Conscious enables you to scratch your ear, shake hands, turn your head. 2. Autonomic Nervous System. Mainly unconscious blushing, getting gooseflesh, having an orgasm reacts powerfully to stress

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Biopsychosocial Model

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  1. Bodily Stress Reactions Biopsychosocial Model

  2. 1. Voluntary Nervous System Conscious • enables you to scratch your ear, shake hands, turn your head

  3. 2. Autonomic Nervous System Mainly unconscious • blushing, getting gooseflesh, having an orgasm • reacts powerfully to stress Responds to the “Four Fs” • fight, flight, fright, and “sex”

  4. Sympathetic Nervous System Releases adrenaline in the brain and travels down and outward from the spine to: • every blood vessel • sweat glands • every hair in your body

  5. Sympathetic Nervous System • releases epinephrine from nerve endings in adrenal glands • releases norepinephrine from nerve endings throughout your body

  6. Parasympathetic Nervous System Mediates calm activities • promotes growth • promotes energy • relaxation, sleep • all optimistic processes

  7. 3. What are the physical effects of stress? • growth inhibition • effects upon memory and concentration • damage to neurons inhibiting your ability to think clearly

  8. 4. Why do we need psychological outlets for stress? • we can even imagine an outlet and get relief. • sympathetic people decrease our stress • unpredictability makes stress more stressful. • feelings of loss of control increase stress on the body

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