COMPLETE Intro Psychology Course - ALL TOPICS - Organization of the Nervous System (Intro Psych Tutorial #29)

In this video I describe the organization of the nervous system, which includes the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system, which is then divided into the somatic and autonomic divisions. Next I discuss the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems which can activate responses in the autonomic division. I briefly explain how the fight or flight response can influence heart rate, breathing, sweating, digestion, and immune function, and how parasympathetic activation can help us to recover after a threat has passed. Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel to see future videos! Have questions or topics you’d like to see covered in a future video? Let me know by commenting or sending me an email! Need more explanation? Check out my full psychology guide: Master Introductory Psychology: http://amzn.to/2eTqm5s Enable closed-captioning or find a full transcript of this video here: http://www.psychexamreview.com/organization-of-the-nervous-system/