Psychology A-Level
Physiological Mechanisms of Stress
What Physiological Mechanisms of Stress means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Physiological Mechanisms of Stress
Analysis of the Sympathomedullary (SAM) pathway for acute stressors and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis for chronic stressors, focusing on the role of adrenaline and cortisol.
Topics that use Physiological Mechanisms of Stress
- Topic 8: Health psychology (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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