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SAM + HPA EVALUATION - Coggle Diagram
SAM + HPA EVALUATION
weaknesses
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‘fought’ or ‘fled’ when faced with danger, offspring would be left vulnerable reducing reproductive success
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strength
with its focus on biological processes in the brain and body, it is extremely objective
highlighted the importance of both the HPA stress response and the SAM pathway in terms of adaptive human behaviour.
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research has suggested that individuals who have to have their adrenal glands surgically removed must be given hormonal supplements in order to combat stressors.
illustrates the crucial role of the HPA and SAM systems in dealing with the physiological effects of stress
weaknesses
fight or flight response may have been a useful survival mechanism for our ancestors who faced genuinely life-threatening situations
, modern-day life rarely requires such an intense biological response because our stressors today tend to be psychological in nature
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the increased blood pressure associated the sympathodmedullary pathway can result in physical damage to blood vessels and contribute to heart disease
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