HES 3400 - Stress: Physiology, Pathology and Treatment

3(3 +0)

Prerequisite: BIO 1080 and BIO 1090

Prerequisite/Corequisite: BIO 2310

This course provides an in-depth study of the body’s response to acute and chronic stress. Students learn how the stress response causes the release of various hormones, innervates nerve pathways, and how higher brain functions can trigger, amplify, or halt this system. The course then focuses on the effects of severe trauma or chronic stress on body systems and many behaviors such as eating and substance abuse. Students examine psychological and physical strategies for avoiding stress overload.