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The roll of stress in the development of ulcers.
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2/10/02 The roll of stress in the development of ulcers Brady study (1958) * Brady linked high levels of stress to increased hormone production and the development of ulcers (Perforated ulcer). * Placed a monkey in a restraining chair and taught them to press a lever. * They had an electric shock every 20 seconds unless they pressed the lever within that time. * There were 2 levels of stress: * Physical stress - from getting the shock * Psychological stress - from having to press the lever * The experiment came to a halt when all his monkeys died, he found out they all died of ulcers and had high levels of gastro intestinal hormone * He had to test what gave the monkeys the ulcers * Next they used 2 monkeys in separated chairs * 1 was the executive monkey that had control of the shocking as it had the lever, if he pressed the lever within the 20 seconds,...
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