Graduation Date
1988
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Other
Program
Arts
Committee Chair Name
Dr. John Gai
Committee Chair Affiliation
Cal Poly Humboldt Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Dr. Jerrald D. Krause
Keywords
Art
Subject Categories
Art
Abstract
This thesis provides a progress report on current activities in the action of pre and postsynaptic receptors on the brain which are related to the stress response. The underlying hypothesis is that neurochemical transmitters mediate some of the responses of the brain to repeated stress and that these responses are involved in the adaptation of the brain to stressful situations. Stresses differ not only in frequency and durati on but also in relation to the "atti tude" of the subject, i. e., whether or not the subject is in control of the stressor. "Hopeies snes s" appears to involve different biological responses from "coping," such as the greater susceptibility in the former state to tumor growth. The neurochemical responses of the brain to repeated stresses differ between subjects having different "attitudes".
Recommended Citation
Paquin, Marlene C., "Recent Research on Neurochemical Processes and Psychosocial Behavior" (1988). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 2430.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/2430