Health Psych P303 Iu

Front 1

what is sickness/how is it different from feeling unwell

Back 1

sickness=response to infection
feeling bad is top down feeling-what is percieved as sickness

Front 2

what is fever?

Back 2

it defends the body as a response to sickness/infection. in previous times, it was induced because it was thought to help fight infections

Front 3

what are antipyretics?
what are pyrogens?

Back 3

a drug to stop fever
a bacteria that when introduced to the body creates a fever

Front 4

define behaviorally thermoregulate

Back 4

change behavior such as go to warm/cold places to help body maintain good tempurature.
when sick, reptiles must induce fever by going into heated places, or else they die.

Front 5

problem with acetaminophen

Back 5

it can do harm to liver if taken in too large doses. its neurotoxic.

Front 6

define anapyrexia

Back 6

it is when body regulates tempurature at a lower tempurature than normal. thought to be adaptive and helpful for body

Front 7

what are sickness behaviors in animals

Back 7

anhedonia
more sleep
finniky eating
change in appetite
change in sexual desire
social withdrawal
decreased grooming

Front 8

what else does it look like in humans?

Back 8

fatigue,
loss of memory, thought
looks like depression
lowered mood
lowered concentration

Front 9

why psychologists interestd in sickness behavior?

Back 9

its like depression. new theory is that depression starts with malaise/feeling sick

Front 10

what are lipopolysaccharides (endotoxin)
why are they useful in studying sickenss behavior?

Back 10

they are given to induce immune response to keep bacteria from making someone sick. they are proteins expressed on bacteria which the other cell will then react with immune response, it thinks the bacteria is there but it's not really.
endotoxins decrease mood and desire to be social/feel socially connected,

Front 11

define proinflammatory cytokines

Back 11

secreted in immune sytstem. these flare up when there is social isolation leading person to feel depressed.

Front 12

what are the theoretical explanations for the evolution of sickness behavior that were discussed in class?

Back 12

the behaviors help people save energy while their body is fighting against the infection.

also argued that isolations keeps self from getting sicker and others from getting sick (self sacrificing adaptation)

Front 13

allergens and suicide link?

Back 13

People with allergies more likely to have depression.
in spring depressed people with allergies more likely to kill selves.
immune response-inflammation=trigger for suicide

Front 14

fever phobia

Back 14

fear of fever of children for parents. many parents give tons of antipyrites and other stuff.

Front 15

what is the sick role
criticism for idea?

Back 15

it is the behaviors taken on by person who is perceived to be sick

some people do activity while sick
some people don't go to doctor when sick
cultural/gender variances

Front 16

malingering?
munchausen by proxy?

Back 16

malingering is faking being sick
munchausen by proxy is making your child sick to get attention from doctors/others

Front 17

stoics?
worried/well?

Back 17

they don't react emotionally to sickness. act calm.
people are not sick but afraid they are/will be
extreme: hypochondria

Front 18

define iatrogenic

Back 18

illness caused by treament or being in a hospital

Front 19

problems with artificial sweetners?

Back 19

increased motivation to eat, decrease feeling full, weight gain

Front 20

artificial sweeterners cause changes in response to naturally occuring sugar

Back 20

body learns to not expect lots of calories from sweetness so adjusts to eat more and body is not signlaed to expect lots of calories. leads to metabolic dysregulation.

Front 21

examples of iatrogenic things leading to obesity

Back 21

bottles vs. breast feeindg
artificial sweeteners/food additives
sedentary lifestyle
food deserts
dieting

Front 22

what is regression of the mean?

Back 22

variable in the extreme first time will be more average the second time, and vise versa

Front 23

ethical issues with placebo?

Back 23

people who get extreme results in studies may just be due to regression of mean, not statistical evidence that thing is working.

Front 24

contexualized informed consent

Back 24

not telling patients everything to keep them from nacebo effect

Front 25

chronopharmacology

Back 25

time it takes for drugs to work

Front 26

covert administration

Back 26

giving patients drugs without telling them. putting it in food.