Stress Physiology Lectures

2022 Mid-Atlantic ACSM lecture on Stress Physiology:



Stress_Physiology Syllabus (Fall, 2024)


Lecture 1: Introduction (Chatting About the Semester)


Lecture 2: Introduction to Stress and Allostatic Load


Lecture 3: Stress and Environmental Implications


Lecture 4: Specificity of Adaptation: History and Biology


Lecture 5: Specificity of Adaptation: Tissues and Time Course


Lecture 6: Stress and Pathology


Lecture 7: Stress and Performance


Lecture 8: Physical Activity as a Source of Stress


Lecture 9: Physical Inactivity as a Source of Stress


Lecture 10: Physical Inactivity and Disuse Atrophy


Lecture 11: Physical Trauma and Injury


Lecture 12: Heat and Humidity (Part 1 of 7)


Lecture 13: Heat and Humidity (Part 2 of 7)


Lecture 14: Heat and Humidity (Part 3 of 7)


Lecture 15: Heat and Humidity (Part 4 of 7)


Lecture 16: Heat and Humidity (Part 5 of 7)


Lecture 17: Heat and Humidity (Part 6 of 7)


Lecture 18: Heat and Humidity (Part 7 of 7)


Lecture 19: Cold Stress (Part 1 of 2)


Lecture 20: Cold Stress (Part 2 of 2)


Lecture 21: Review of Block 1


Exam 1 Study Guide
ACSM Risk Factor Screening Information

MIDTERM

Lecture 22: Mid-Semester Housekeeping


Lecture 23: Alcohol (Part 1 of 3)


Lecture 24: Alcohol (Part 2 of 3)


Lecture 25: Alcohol (Part 3 of 3)


Lecture 26: Cannabis and Other Drugs (Part 1 of 3)


Lecture 27: Cannabis and Other Drugs (Part 2 of 3)


Lecture 28: Cannabis and Other Drugs (Part 2 of 3)


Lecture 29 (Part 1): Altitude Stress


Lecture 29 (Part 2): Altitude Stress (Continued)


Lecture 30: More Altitude Stress


Lecture 31: Hyperbaric Stress (Part 1 of 2)


Lecture 32: Hyperbaric Stress (Part 2 of 2)


Lecture 33: Hypobaric Stress (Part 1 of 2)


Lecture 34: Hypobaric Stress (Part 2 of 2)


Lecture 35: Microgravity


Lecture 36: Sleep, Wakefulness, and Circadian Rhythms


Lecture 37: Circadian Effects of Light and Nonphotic Stimuli


Lecture 38: Pineal Gland, Adenosine, and Temperature Rhythms


Lecture 39: Sleep Stages and the Consequences of Deprivation


Lecture 40: Techniques to Improve Sleep Quantity and Quality


FINAL EXAM