Health Psychology Test 3

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Mood

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affects perceptions ofsymptoms and perceived vulnerability

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Internet

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• 2/3 have used internet to find healthinfo

• 96% of physicians think internet haspositive affect on health care

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Age

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Infants and the elderly use it mostfrequently

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Gender

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• Women use it more

• Pregnancy and childbirth account formuch of the difference

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DELAY BEHAVIOR

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• Putting off seeking treatment for one ormore potentially serious symptoms

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CAUSES OF DELAY

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• Similar to a previous one that turned out tobe minor• Don’t hurt/change quickly• Easily accommodated

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BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION

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Inattentiveness• Use of jargon• Stereotypes of patients

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COMPLEMENTARY ANDALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM)

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• Diverse group of therapies, products,and medical treatments• Represents a vast and unevaluatedaspect of care

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PLACEBO

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“Any medical procedure that producesan effect in a patient because of itstherapeutic intent and not its specificnature, whether chemical or physical”

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DOUBLE-BLIND EXPERIMENT

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• Compare drug to a placebo• Double-blind• Examine difference betweeneffectiveness of drug & placebo

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Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

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Narrowing of coronary arteries

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Metabolic Syndrome

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Helps predict heart attacks whenidentified• Diagnosed when a person has threerisk factors

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Stress and CHD

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Chronic and acute stress is linked toCHD– Interacts with genetic factors

• Biological reactivity

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Hypertension

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Occurs when the supply of bloodthrough the vessels is excessive• Is a risk factor for other disorders–Heart disease and kidney failure

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Treatment of Hypertension

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Drug treatments• Low-sodium diet• Reduction of alcohol• Weight-reduction• Exercise• Caffeine restriction

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Stroke

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Disturbance in blood flow to the brain• Causes– Blood flow to localized areas of thebrain is interrupted– Cerebral hemorrhage

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Hemispheric Lateralization

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• Some functions are localized to onehemisphere of brain– Speech is localized in left– Spatial tasks and face recognitiondominant in right

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Type II Diabetes

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Chronic condiKon that impacts how your body processes blood sugar (glucose)

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QUALITY OF LIFE

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Measure the extent to which a patient’snormal life activities have beencompromised by disease and treatment

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EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TOCHRONIC ILLNESS

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1. Denial2. Anxiety3. Depression

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Denial:

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Defense mechanism by whichpeople avoid the implications of anillness

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Anxiety:

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A vague, unpleasant feeling ofapprehension about an anticipatedpossible danger or threat

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Depression:

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Complicates treatmentadherence and medical decisionmaking

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Pain

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a sensation that can hurt, causediscomfort, distress, or terrible agony

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Acute pain

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Results from a specificinjury that produces tissue damage

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Chronic pain

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Begins with an acuteepisode but does not decrease withtreatment and the passage of time

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Counterirritation:

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Inhibiting pain in onepart of the body by stimulating ormildly irritating another area

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Exercise

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help the chronic painpatient

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Biofeedback:

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Providingbiophysiological feedback to apatient about some bodily process ofwhich the patient is unaware

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ARTHRITIS

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• Autoimmune disorder• 2nd most common chronic disorder (50 millionAmericans)• Rheumatoid arthritis

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TYPE I DIABETES

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• Autoimmune disorder• Results from lack of insulin productionby the beta cells of the pancreas• Stress

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END OF LIFE CARE

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• Right-to-die movement• Euthanasia• Living will

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KÜBLER-ROSS - STAGES OF DYING

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• Denial• Anger• Bargaining• Depression• Acceptance