When is Cortisol released?

[vashappenin]

Where in last year's exam does it say that?

Anybody?

[nomorecookies]

So then what about adrenaline - is it released in both the resistance and counter-shock stages? Or would we just say resistance, as for cortisol?

Pretty sure its counter-shock coz thats when fight-flight is activated and thats how level of resistance shoots up ALTHOUGH ITS WEIRD COZ CORTISOL SHOULD BE RELEASED THERE TOO O-O"

It's strange as I think the Grivas text book seemed to imply both of them were released in both stages. 

Yeah I use Grivas too, i hate it when it never explains stuff clearly! I guess knowing that cortisol is present in the resistance stage is good enough :S OR IMMA SHOOOT MYSELF .... and also, that development stages ... it didn't even go through that ! sigh....

[dim_sim]

Thanks for clarifying, I really understand now. ^^
But it's still bugging me.. so basically if this comes up in the exam, we have to decide whether we put the answer that
is technically correct (countershock) or the answer that we're assuming that VCAA will mark as being correct (resistance)?

[Tomw2]

Yeah I use Grivas too, i hate it when it never explains stuff clearly! I guess knowing that cortisol is present in the resistance stage is good enough :S OR IMMA SHOOOT MYSELF .... and also, that development stages ... it didn't even go through that ! sigh....

Yeah I agree. Grivas first mentions cortisol in the resistance stage.

It think it is easy to side-step that question without contradicting the examiners or Grivas.

I think it would be suffice to say something along the lines of:

In the resistance stage, where the body's resistance to stress rises above normal, cortisol is increasingly released into the bloodstream. At this point, cortisol assists the body to cope with stress by helping it utilise energy fuels (e.g. glucose, fat) and repair any damage that is occurring or has occurred etc...

So you have successfully pointed out when cortisol has been released and when it has a major effect, without contradicting anything.

[Limista]

Yeah I use Grivas too, i hate it when it never explains stuff clearly! I guess knowing that cortisol is present in the resistance stage is good enough :S OR IMMA SHOOOT MYSELF .... and also, that development stages ... it didn't even go through that ! sigh....

Yeah I agree. Grivas first mentions cortisol in the resistance stage.

It think it is easy to side-step that question without contradicting the examiners or Grivas.

I think it would be suffice to say something along the lines of:

In the resistance stage, where the body's resistance to stress rises above normal, cortisol is increasingly released into the bloodstream. At this point, cortisol assists the body to cope with stress by helping it utilise energy fuels (e.g. glucose, fat) and repair any damage that is occurring or has occurred etc...

So you have successfully pointed out when cortisol has been released and when it has a major effect, without contradicting anything.

Lol - we have an expert here everyone!  It's helped heaps, thankyou!!

[emiinaaa]

Where in last year's exam does it say that?

Anybody?

I did last year's exam today, and don't remember coming across this cortisol issue...

[HiddenUser]

Okay, so if it came up as a MC asking which part of GAS is it first released.

What do we go with?

[RTandon]

Okay, so if it came up as a MC asking which part of GAS is it first released.

What do we go with?

Resistance

[nomorecookies]

Where in last year's exam does it say that?

Anybody?

I did last year's exam today, and don't remember coming across this cortisol issue...

Yeah I was just looking that up too! ... well anyway my teacher clarified that cortisol is released in counter shock so if there seriously is a question that goes "WHEN IS CORTISOL RELEASED" i'm going with countershock coz IT ISSS ! xD

[RTandon]

I just looked at the exam and I can't find anything either.... But this is what my teacher said

Cortisol is officially released in countershock but you are right in our textbook it says resistance and on last year's exam they marked it as resistance. So just stick to resistance.

I don't even know anymore. le sigh.

[HiddenUser]

farrrrrrrrrr so confusing. I say we COULD go with countershock and testify if we get it wrong.

[diligent18]

I think VCAA won't ask anything too controversial like this in the exam, and even if this question is in the MC, they will make the answer  quite obvious.
eg.
In which stage of Selye's Gas model is cortisol released?
a) Shock
b) Resistance
c) Exhaustion
d) Selye's Receding hairline.
To which you will undoubtedly choose D.
I kid.

Stop worrying guys.
Good luck with the exam tomorrow.

[nomorecookies]

I just looked at the exam and I can't find anything either.... But this is what my teacher said

Cortisol is officially released in countershock but you are right in our textbook it says resistance and on last year's exam they marked it as resistance. So just stick to resistance.

I don't even know anymore. le sigh.

Well actually if it says "when is it FIRST released " i'm going with countershock, but if it just says " when is it released" it is released in both .... sooooooooo resistance might be more correct or something FML IDK CAN WE JUST BOMB VCAA DOWN <3

[emiinaaa]

Where in last year's exam does it say that?

Anybody?

I did last year's exam today, and don't remember coming across this cortisol issue...

Yeah I was just looking that up too! ... well anyway my teacher clarified that cortisol is released in counter shock so if there seriously is a question that goes "WHEN IS CORTISOL RELEASED" i'm going with countershock coz IT ISSS ! xD

Yeah same as my teacher:

From my understanding (and 4 different sources) cortisol is released during Countershock. It's released because it suppresses the immune system ( so we don't worry about an illness we might have; we just deal with the current stress)and provides energy. It would still be being released during resistance to try and make us continue fighting.

[vashappenin]

I feel like all we're all going to be stressing, and then there will be no such question on the exam :|