Stress
T/F: We as a society value people who have stress free lives.
False
how is positions in hierarchy related to where fat is distributed
low ranking more likely to have fat in abdomen
fat in abdomen and bottom more dangerous for health
Why did he have to sneak up on the baboons?
He wanted to get their blood without causing stress
How long did it take the new males to assimilate to the troops peaceful rules?
Six months
What members of the troop that ate tuberculosis infested meat died at a higher rate?
the Alpha males
why study baboons to get information on humans?
they have 9 hours of their day devoted to stressing each other out
Why does blood pressure go up?
to create energy (fight-flight response)
Ulcers are not based on stress, but on __________.
Bacteria
What happened to the first group Sapolsky studied?
They got into meat that contained tuberculosis
Why is fat gained by stress more dangerous?
Fat gained in the abdomen is worse than fat anywhere else
Baboons rank in society determine the amount of stress hormone in their blood? T/F
True
The goal in life is to have the ________ kind of stress.
right (good stress)
The _________ system is shut down when someone is under stress.
immune
How does the hippocampus affect memory?
You can lose capacity to remember things
What did they discover about the two monkeys brains concerning dopamine?
Dominant monkeys have more dopamine/ pleasurable neurotransmitters
What happened to the stressed rats brain cells?
They were smaller and there were less of them.
Where in the brain did the change take place?
the Hippocampus
What can an unclean artery lead to?
Heart attack, stroke
What did the subordinate monkey's artery show compared to a high-ranking monkey?
The subordinate's artery was not clean (clogging of the artery)
who is more likely to have high heart rate, high blood pressure and other health issues?
the lower ranked baboons
who is most likely to have high stress hormones?
baboons rank determined the level of stress level in his system, lower ranks have higher stress
what were the dopamine/reward system differences between high and low rankers and what might it mean?
higher rankers high in dopamine (pleasure)
lower rankers low in dopamine (dont get enjoyment from things they normally would, like food)
what is the brains reaction to to much stress? (where and what happens and what does it impact)?
it shrinks the hippocampus so it impacts our memory cant remember things/retain info
what was the relationship between hierarchy and stress and illness in the british whitehall study?
the lower you were in the hierachy the higher your risk for heart disease and other illness
additional evidence caused by social stress Dr. carol shively and the Macque monkeys.
what did she find in high vs. low rankers?
high rankers had healthier arteiries than lower rankers have more damage and plaque build up