Biological Perspective
Concerned with the links between biology & behavior. Includes psychologists working in neuroscience, behavior, genetics & evolutionary psychology.
Endocrine System
The body’s “slow” chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
Hormones
Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream & affect other tissues
Adrenal Glands
A pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys & secrete hormones (adrenaline & noradrenaline) that help arouse the body in times of stress
Pituitary Gland
The endocrine system’s most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth & controls other endocrine glands