Contact information: Office: B-71 Park
Hall, e-mail: emhull@acsu.buffalo.edu; phone: 645-3650, ext. 671
Web page: http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~emhull/
Office hours: T,Th: 12:30-1:30 and by
appointment
Text: Robert Sapolsky: Why
Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
Aug.
28 Ch. 1: Why don’t zebras get
ulcers?
30
Ch. 2: Glands, gooseflesh, and hormones
Sept. 4 Ch.
3: Strokes, heart attacks, and voodoo death
6
Ch. 4: Stress, metabolism, and liquidating your assets
11
(No class due to terrorist attacks)
13
Ch. 5: Ulcers, colitis, and the runs
18
NO CLASS—ROSH HASHANAH
20
ORAL EXAM
25
Ch. 6: Dwarfism and the importance of mothers
27
NO CLASS—YOM KIPPUR
Oct. 2
GROUP PRESENTATION: The
importance of active mothering (Cruz, Lam, Maroney?, Williams)
4
Ch. 7: Stress and reproduction
9
REVIEW
11
WRITTEN EXAM
16
GROUP PRESENTATION: Stress and sexual function (Glasser, Milewski,
Pitts); begin Ch. 8: Immunity, stress
and disease
18
GROUP PRESENTATIONS: Stress and eating disorders (Doldan, Fite, Holcomb,
Kaw); finish Ch. 8.
23
Ch. 9: Stress-induced analgesia,
25
Ch. 10: Stress and memory
30
Ch. 11: Aging and death
Nov. 1
ORAL EXAM
6
Ch. 12: Why is psychological stress stressful?
8
GROUP PRESENTATION: Antonovsky:
Health, Stress and Coping (Huffman, Loh, Maroney?)
13
Film—Stress and Emotions
15
NO CLASS—SOC. FOR NEUROSCIENCE meeting
20
Ch. 13: Stress and depression
22
NO CLASS--THANKSGIVING
27
Ch. 14: Personality, temperament, and their stress-related consequences
29
Ch. 15: The view from the bottom; Ch. 16: Managing stress
Dec. 4 REVIEW
6 WRITTEN
EXAM, UBCATS
Format: The format is based on lectures, group oral presentations, and a
lot of discussion. Because the textbook
is written for “nonscientists,” there will be additional material incorporated
into lectures and outlines.
Grading: Grades will be based on two written multiple-choice exams, worth
30 points each, two oral exams, worth 10 points each, and an oral presentation
or paper, worth 20 points. In addition,
an optional, two-part final will be given during finals week; the grade(s) on
that exam will replace one or both earlier multiple-choice exams,
regardless of which grade is better.
The optional final will be made up of short-answer and essay
questions. The final grade will be a
total of all points earned: 93-100=A; 90-92=A-; 87-79=B+; 83-86=B, etc.
Oral exams: At least 1 week before each of the oral exams, I will distribute
a list of questions that will be asked on that exam. On the day of the exam, I will ask each person one (or more) of
those questions; a full answer is worth 10 points, and partial answers will
earn fewer points. I will decide on the
day of the exam the order in which I will ask the questions. If the person does not know the first
question, I will ask a second question, for partial credit.
Group presentations or
papers: Each student will either participate
in a group oral presentation or write an 8-10 page paper. (Graduate students will write a 20-page
paper. Also, I will have higher expectations regarding exams and paper
quality.) Both the oral presentations
and the papers must be accompanied by a 1-2 page outline of main
points. I have materials in my office that
cover the suggested topics and that can be checked out. The group presentations can take the format
of a debate, a skit, a talk or quiz show, or a basic information presentation.
Written papers must be accompanied by an outline and at least one early draft. Any topic relevant to this course can be
chosen, if I approve it in advance.
Disability
services: If you have a disability (physical, learning
or psychological) that may make it difficult for you to carry out the course
work as outlined, or requires accomodations such as note takers, readers, or
extended time on exams, please contact the Office of Disability Services, 25
Capen Hall, 645-2608, and also me during the first two weeks of class. ODS will provide you with information and
review appropriate arrangements for reasonable accommodations.