Psychology

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an interdisciplinary field that integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and applies that knowledge to health and disease

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behavioral medicine

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a subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine

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health psychology

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the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging

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stress

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Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three stages-alarm, resistance, exhaustion

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general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries.

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coronary heart disease

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Friedman and Rosenman's term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally agressive, and anger-prone people

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Type A

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Friedman and Rosenman's term for easygoing, relaxed people

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Type B

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literally, "mind-body" illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches. Note: this is distinct from hypochondriasis-misinterpreting normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease

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psychophysiological illness

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the two types of white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system: B Lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections; T lymphocytes form in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and forein substances.

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lymphocytes

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alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods.

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coping

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attempting to alleviate stress directly-by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor.

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problem-focused coping

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attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one's stress reaction

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emotion-focused coping

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sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; may also alleviate depression and anxiety

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aerobic exercise

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a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension

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biofeedback

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encompasses such methods such as acupuncture, massage therapy, homeopathy, spiritual healing, herbal remedies, chiroprctic, and aromatherapy

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conplementary and alternative medicine