stress stress (ambiguous term): –the event: a threat (real or implied) to homeostasis (often...
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STRESS• Stress (ambiguous term):
– The event: A threat (real or implied) to homeostasis (often called a stressor)
– The response: the physiological response to the threat– The condition: the physiological state that results
• Stressors– Physiological stress– Physical stress– Emotional stress
• Phases of the stress response– Time frame of hormonal response
• Modulation of the Stress Response
• Stress in Humans: How can we cope?
Alarm Phase:Catecholamines: epinephrine and norepineprhine
Adrenal Gland
Sympathetic Neuron
epinephrine
Releases norepineprhine onto
these tissues
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Calm (n=8)
Time after capture (min)
Cort
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ng
/ml
Effects of Glucocorticoids
• Increase circulating glucose• Suppress the immune system• Suppress reproductive behavior• Suppress growth• Multiple behavioral effects, dependent on
species…– e.g.
• Induce territory abandonment• Increase foraging• Reduce parental care
Emergency Life History Stage
The stress responsealarm and resistance
• Maximizes glucose in the blood
• Maximizes glucose and oxygen delivery to critical tissues
• Shuts down non-critical activities (redirects physiology and behavior)– Digestion– Reproduction– Growth
• High pulse rate, elevated blood pressure
• Breakdown of protein for gluconeogenesis
• Hyperglycemia, insulin suppression
• Decrease reproduction
• Shut-down digestion
• Inhibit immune system
• Artherosclerotic plaques, heart disease, embolisms, strokes
• Muscle wasting
• Insulin insensitivity (NIDDM)
• Infertility, shut-down of reproductive axis
• Ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome
• Degeneration of immune tissues
• Neural degeneration
ACUTE RESPONSES TO STRESS CHRONIC STIMULATION
Binding GlobulinsDo corticosteroid binding globulins change in response to stress?
Social Stress (CBG)
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Phases of the stress response
• Alarm Phase– Activated in seconds
• Resistance Phase– Activated in minutes
• Exhaustion Phase– Chronic stimulation of Catecholamines
and Glucocorticoids
• Phases of the stress response– Time frame of hormonal response
• Modulation of the Stress Response
• Stress in Humans: How can we cope?
Modulation of the adrenocortical responseto stress
Is it always adaptive to respond hormonally to stress?
Effect of Breeding Environment
Effect of Parental Responsibility
Effect of Body Condition
Modulation of the adrenocortical responseto stress
Is it always adaptive to respond hormonally to stress?
Effect of Breeding Environment
Effect of Parental Responsibility
Effect of Body Condition
Modulation of the adrenocortical responseto stress
Is it always adaptive to respond hormonally to stress?
Effect of Breeding Environment
Effect of Parental Responsibility
Effect of Body Condition
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orti
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l
PectoralSandpiper
SemipalmatedSandpiper
RedPhalarope
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F M + F MParental care? :
Modulation of the adrenocortical responseto stress
Is it always adaptive to respond hormonally to stress?
Effect of Breeding Environment
Effect of Parental Responsibility
Effect of Body Condition
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Inca Dove
Time after capture (mintues)
CO
RT
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/ml)
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Cactus Wren
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Black-throated sparrow
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HARSHBREEDINGENVIRONMENT