Neuro-psychologist Dr. Howard, a guest in a psychology class, delivers a lecture on stress at TLU: Texas Lutheran University.
So, it turns out we have an easy time reading emotions in facial expressions, but emotions can straight up kill us! In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses stress, emotions, and their overall impact on our health.
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Table of Contents:
How Emotions Work 00:00
Two-Dimensional Model of Emotional Experience 03:29
How Anger, Happiness, and Depression Affect Health 4:52
Stress, the Nervous System, and Chronic Stress 6:36
Hank tries not to stress you out too much as he delves into the functions and terminology of your sympathetic nervous system.
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Table of Contents
Sympathetic Nervous System Controls the Body's Stress Response 0:26
How Signals Travel to Effectors 1:48
Acetylcholine in the Ganglion 3:55
Norepinephrine at the Effector 4:42
Norepinephrine and Epinephrine Are Secreted as Hormones 5:35
Alpha Receptors Cause Smooth Muscles to Constrict 7:14
Beta Receptors Cause Smooth Muscles to Relax 7:27