For one of my final blog posts I interviewed the Psychology teacher Mr. Lunde.  I asked him several questions about the research I have been finding and also introduced me to a new piece of information that is extremely important.  First I asked about what kind of stress causes cortisol to release and it is […]

This is a graph explaining the stress hormone cortisol and many effects increased cortisol can have on the body.

The Positives of Social Media: Spread of Information Why use social media to raise awareness?  Attached is a link to an article about the benefits of social media and how fast a story can spread around the world.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/19/adrenaline-cortisol-stress-hormones_n_3112800.html Attached above is the link to an article that explains two major stress hormones including what I am mainly researching tying into extreme sports, adrenaline and cortisol.

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=keh&AN=64434220&site=ehost-live Above is a link to an interesting academic article that I found on ebsco, an research database used by students to find credible articles done by professionals. This article is about perspectives of athletes and other people on extreme sports.  Starts out talking about how the extreme sports particularly appeal to younger groups of […]

This is and interview of an extreme sport athlete.  Very interesting and pay close attention to when he is asked what would make him stop and what the risks are.  Never does he talk about the emotional danger.

Attached is a video further explaining cortisol and what stress can do to the brain if continued for long periods of time. This relates to extreme sports because stress is triggered in life threatening situations.

http://www.popularsocialscience.com/2012/11/05/the-psychology-of-extreme-sports-addicts-not-loonies/ So many great topics in this article but while reading pay close attention to the section about addiction!  This article talks about how extreme sports goes completely against our natural human instincts and why that is important to pay attention to.  One section talks about how the athletes perceive the dangerous experiences and two […]

If some are having trouble figuring out exactly what extreme sports are or how it can cause such stress I have an awesome video attached to people doing extreme sports.  In the video just watching the  tapes of these athletes can give you a feeling of anxiety in the situation… Scary.  These athletes are amazing.