THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF TOXIC STRESS

Course overview

In this one-hour course, you'll learn about the different types of stress and how stress impacts the brain. You will develop an understanding of learned helplessness, the range of behaviors commonly associated with toxic stress, and the connection between those behaviors and changes to the brain. The course will finish with a discussion of the benefits of giving an animal more control and how that changes the brain. By the end of this course, you should have a strong understanding of why Fear Free principles are important for promoting both physical and behavioral health and wellbeing. This course contains six lessons: Lesson 1: Types of Stress Lesson 2: Learned Helplessness Lesson 3: Toxic Stress and Trauma Lesson 4: The Power of Agency This course was written by Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB.