AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Your parasympathetic nervous system is a network of nerves that relaxes your body after periods of stress or danger. It also helps run life-sustaining processes, like digestion, during times when you feel safe and relaxed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sympathetic system is the accelerator, always ready to rev up and take us out of danger. The parasympathetic system is the brakes, slowing us down when danger isn’t present.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Our parasympathetic releases hormones, including acetylcholine and other endorphins that relax the mind and body while inhibiting, or slowing, many of the high energy functions of the body. The vagus nerve is a key part of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are many ways to practice using your parasympathetic nervous system. These include mild exercise, meditation, yoga, deep breathing from your diaphragm, even nature walks. For some people, traditional meditation isn’t their thing. It’s about finding your body’s way of meditating, what helps you to decompress.

Detailed explanation-5: -The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the body’s rest and digestion response when the body is relaxed, resting, or feeding. It basically undoes the work of sympathetic division after a stressful situation. The parasympathetic nervous system decreases respiration and heart rate and increases digestion.