Psychophysiology: the body's response to emotional states
- Autonomic Nervous
System
- Involuntary, vegetative
functions
- Heart rate, blood
pressure, blood flow....
- Influenced greatly
by cognition/thoughts
- Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic
Dominance
- Battle=accelerator
vs. the brake
- Emergency response
and recovery
- Skeletal/Muscular
System
- Facial muscles: expression/mastication
- Jaw Clenching (can
lead to bruxism -- teeth grinding)
- Neck/Back: alignment,support,balance
- Central Nervous System
- Control of skeletal
muscle system
- Contraction beyond
functional needs
- Dysponesis, bracing
and spasm
- Sense of touch, temperature
and heat
- Endocrine System
- Hormones in prep
for battle/injury
- Immediate, intermediate
response
- Respiratory System
- Ventilation: oxygen/CO2
exchange
- Hyperventilation:
disrupted rate and depth
- Thoracic vs. abdominal
breath patterns
- Cardiovascular System
- Mycardium: Output
(rate/pressure)
- Circulation: perfusion
of tissue
- Vasoconstriction..dilation,vasospasm
- Long term stress
reaction/struggle
- Immune System
- Resistance to disease
and infection
- WBC's, T-lymphoctyes,
killer cells
- Depression = immunosuppressor