Bio 47: Stress is taught in Spring Quarter by Dr. Andrea Nicholas.

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Dr. Andrea Nicholas

Course Objective:

Investigates stress at a psychological, physiological, and molecular level, and provides a current overview of the field of stress research.

Sample Syllabus:

1 Stress and Homeostasis
2 The Stress Response
3 Stress and Heart Disease
4 Stress, Metabolism, and Diabetes
5 Stress and Digestion
6 Review
7 EXAM I
8 Stress and Reproduction
9 Stress and Immunity
10 Stress and Pain
11 Stress and Memory
12 Review
13 EXAM II
14 Sleep and Death
15 Probability and Control
16 Depression
17 Anxiety
18 Risk and Reward
19 Hierarchy
20 Review
21 FINAL