Project Advisor(s) (Students Only)
Dr. Shara Stough
Presentation Type (All Applicants)
Poster Presentation
Disciplines (All Applicants)
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
It is well-known that social support before, during or after a fear-inducing event can reduce a variety of fear responses in humans and animals (Hostinar, Sullivan, & Gunnar, 2014). This phenomenon, known as social buffering, is relevant to the study of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Secure attachments with caregivers early in childhood critically impact the development of the hypothamalic-pituitary-adrenal axis that mediates the stress response (Gunnar, Brodersen, Nachmias, Buss & Rigatuso, 1996), and perceived social support before and after a traumatic event has been shown to reduce the severity of PTSD symptoms (Ozer, Best, Lipsey & Weiss, 2003). In the animal literature, these types of social support are referred to as “housing-type social buffering.”
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Mitchell, Sara; West, Haley; English, Sarah; Harrod, Ethan; Ivey, Caleb; Vanderpool, Jennifer; and Stough, Shara. "Exposure-Type Social Buffering of Predator-Induced Fear Behavior in Young Domestic Chicks" (2016). Celebration of Learning.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/celebrationoflearning/2016/posters/7
Exposure-Type Social Buffering of Predator-Induced Fear Behavior in Young Domestic Chicks
It is well-known that social support before, during or after a fear-inducing event can reduce a variety of fear responses in humans and animals (Hostinar, Sullivan, & Gunnar, 2014). This phenomenon, known as social buffering, is relevant to the study of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Secure attachments with caregivers early in childhood critically impact the development of the hypothamalic-pituitary-adrenal axis that mediates the stress response (Gunnar, Brodersen, Nachmias, Buss & Rigatuso, 1996), and perceived social support before and after a traumatic event has been shown to reduce the severity of PTSD symptoms (Ozer, Best, Lipsey & Weiss, 2003). In the animal literature, these types of social support are referred to as “housing-type social buffering.”
