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psychoneuroimmunology
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the study of psychological processes with the nervous/immune system of the body
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stress
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a persons reaction to their inability to cope with a certain situation
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stressors
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stress producing event
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cataclysmic events
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major adaptive responses from large groups of people
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major life events
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-major life events that have immediate negative consequences tha tgenerally fade with time (ex: death of family member)
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daily hassles
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common stressors
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uplifts
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positive things that prevent stress
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general adaptation syndrome model
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3 stages in body stress reaction.
alarm- person is aware of stressor resistance- body prepares to fight the stressor exhaustion- person ability to adapt to the stressor |
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emotion focused coping
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trying to reduce negative emotional responses
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problem focused coping
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try to deal with cause of problem. changing source of stress
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effects of psychological therapy
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can cause problems
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reactance
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persons tendency to resist social influences that they feel as threats
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creative nonadherence
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adjusted a treatment prescribed by physician
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positively framed messages
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change in behavior will lead to a gain.
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negatively framed messages
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highlight what you can lose
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obsession
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obsessive persistent thoughts that keep reoccurring
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compulsion
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urges to repeaditly do an act that is unreasonable
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hypochondriasis
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fear of illness and preoccupation with ones health. Not faking
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conversion disorder
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actual physical disturbance such as the inability to see or hear or move an arm or leg
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dissociative identity disorder
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2 or more seperate personalities coexist in same person
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dissociative amnesia
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significant memory loss. forgotten info is repressed
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dissociative fugue
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take sudden, impulsive trips and assume new identity
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negative symptoms of schizophrenia
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cognitive, emotional, and behavior deficits
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positive symptoms of schizophrenia
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cognitive and behavioral excesses
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