Health Stress And Coping Ch14

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acculturative stress

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The stress people experience while trying to adapt to a new culture (p. 572)

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alcoholism

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The tendency to use or abuse alcohol to a degree that leads to social or occupational dysfunction (pp. 556, 605)

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alcoholism

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The tendency to use or abuse alcohol to a degree that leads to social or occupational dysfunction (pp. 556, 605)

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attitude

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An association between an action or object and an evaluation (pp. 546, 681)

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aversion therapy

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The introduction of something aversive as a means of discouraging a negative health habit (p. 558)

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aversion therapy

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The introduction of something aversive as a means of discouraging a negative health habit (p. 558)

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barriers

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Costs of terminating a health behaviour (p. 544)

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benefits

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Beneficial consequences associated with terminating a negative health behaviour (p. 544)

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biomedical model

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A reductionistic view of illness, reducing disease to biological causes at the level of individual cells (p. 542)

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biopsychosocial model

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The idea that health and illness stem from a combination of biological, psychological and social factors (p. 543)

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Cartesian dualism

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The doctrine of dual spheres of mind and body (pp. 14, 542)

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cellular theory of illness

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The idea that illness and disease result from abnormalities within individual cells (p. 542)

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coping

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The ways people deal with stressful situations; also called coping mechanisms (p. 577)

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coping mechanisms

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The ways people deal with stressful situations (p. 577)

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cues to action

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Ancillary factors that influence whether or not a person is willing to begin a healthy behaviour or terminate an unhealthy one (p. 544)

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detoxification

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The process during which an alcoholic dries out (p. 558)

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general adaptation syndrome

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Selye's model of stress that includes the three stages of alarm, resistance and exhaustion (p. 569)

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health belief model

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Theory that states that health behaviours are predicted by the perceived susceptibility to the health threat, the perceived seriousness of the health threat, the benefits and barriers of undertaking particular health behaviours and cues to action (p. 544)

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health psychology

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Field of psychology devoted to understanding psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill and how they respond when they are ill (p. 541)

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humoural theory of illness

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Theory asserting that disease is caused by an imbalance in the four fluids or humours of the body (p. 541)

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immune system

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A system of cells throughout the body that fights disease (pp. 216, 574)

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obesity

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A condition characterised by a body weight over 15 percent above the ideal for a person's height and age (pp. 380, 548)

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optimistic bias

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Unrealistic optimism (p. 544)

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perceived susceptibility

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A person's perception that he is likely to contract a particular illness (p. 544)

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primary appraisal

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The first stage in the process of stress and coping in which the person decides whether the situation is benign, stressful or irrelevant (p. 569)

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problem drinkers

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People who are not physiologically addicted to alcohol but who still have a number of problems stemming from alcohol consumption (p. 556)

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problem drinkers

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People who are not physiologically addicted to alcohol but who still have a number of problems stemming from alcohol consumption (p. 556)

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problem drinkers

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People who are not physiologically addicted to alcohol but who still have a number of problems stemming from alcohol consumption (p. 556)

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protection motivation theory of health

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The health belief model plus self-efficacy (p. 546)

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protection motivation theory of health

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The health belief model plus self-efficacy (p. 546)

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psychosomatic medicine

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The idea that changes in physiology mediate the relationship between unconscious conflicts and illness (p. 542)

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psychosomatic medicine

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The idea that changes in physiology mediate the relationship between unconscious conflicts and illness (p. 542)

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secondary appraisal

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The second stage in the process of stress and coping during which the person evaluates the options and decides how to respond (p. 569)

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self-efficacy

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A person's conviction that he or she can perform the actions necessary to produce an intended behaviour (p. 546)

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self-presentation

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(Also known as impression management) the process by which people attempt to control the impressions that others form of them (pp. 564, 713)

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self-presentation

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(Also known as impression management) the process by which people attempt to control the impressions that others form of them (pp. 564, 713)

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set point

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The value of some variable that the body is trying to maintain, such as temperature (pp. 377, 549)

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social support

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Relationships with others that provide resources for coping with stress (p. 578)

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spontaneous remission

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When people quit drinking or greatly reduce their alcohol intake without any formal method of intervention (p. 558)

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spontaneous remission

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When people quit drinking or greatly reduce their alcohol intake without any formal method of intervention (p. 558)

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stress

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A challenge to a person's capacity to adapt to inner and outer demands, which may be physiologically arousing, emotionally taxing, and cognitively and behaviourally activating (p. 568)

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stressors

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Situations that often lead to stress, including life events, catastrophes and daily hassles (p. 570)

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subjective norms

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Someone's perception of how significant other individuals will view a particular health behaviour, and the motivation to comply with the desires of those others (p. 546)

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susceptible gene hypothesis

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Certain genes increase the likelihood of, but do not guarantee, the development of a particular trait or characteristic (p. 550)

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theory of planned behaviour

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The theory of reasoned action plus self-efficacy (p. 546)

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theory of planned behaviour

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The theory of reasoned action plus self-efficacy (p. 546)

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theory of reasoned action

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Behaviours stem from behavioural intentions, which are a function of a person's attitude towards the behaviour, and his perception of the subjective norms surrounding the behaviour (p. 546)

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theory of reasoned action

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Behaviours stem from behavioural intentions, which are a function of a person's attitude towards the behaviour, and his perception of the subjective norms surrounding the behaviour (p. 546)

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trephination

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The practice of drilling holes in the skull of a diseased individual to allow evil spirits to escape (p. 541)

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Type A behaviour pattern

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A pattern of behaviour and emotions that includes ambition, competitiveness, impatience and hostility (p. 576)

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emotional forecasting

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Predicting emotional reactions to future events (p. 569)

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catastrophes

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Rare, unexpected disasters such as earthquakes, floods and other traumatic events that affect a group of people (p. 572)

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daily hassles

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The small, but irritating, demands that characterise daily life (p. 573)

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psychoneuroimmunology

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The study of the interactions among behaviour, the nervous system, the endocrine system and the immune system (p. 574)

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immune system

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A system of cells throughout the body that fights disease (pp. 216, 574)

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antibodies

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Protein molecules that attach themselves to foreign agents in the body, marking them for destruction (p. 574)

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problem-focused coping

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Efforts to change the situation producing the stress (p. 577)

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emotion-focused coping

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Efforts to regulate the emotions generated by a stressful experience (p. 577)

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low-effort syndrome

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The tendency to exert minimal effort to escape stressful social and economic circumstance (p. 578)

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buffering hypothesis

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The idea that social support provides a buffer against the harmful effects of stress (p. 579)