Psychology Chapter 14

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specific events or chronic pressures that place demands on a person or threaten the person's well-being

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Stressors

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the physical and psychological response to internal or external stressors

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Stress

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sources of stress that occur continuously or repeatedly

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Chronic Stressors

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the subfield of psychology concerned with the ways psychological factors influence the causes and treatment of physical illness and the maintenance of health

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Health Psychology

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an emotional and physiological reaction to an emergency that increases readiness for action

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Fight-Or-Flight Response

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a three-stage physiological stress response that appears regardless of the stressor that is encountered

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General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

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caps at the end of each chromosome that protect the ends of chromosomes and prevent them from sticking to each other

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Telomeres

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an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres at the tips of chromosomes

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Telomerase

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a complex response system that protects the body from bacteria, viruses, and other foreign substances

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Immune System

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white blood cells (including T cells and B cells) that produce antibodies that fight infection

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Lymphocytes

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the tendency toward easily aroused hostility, impatience, a sense of time urgency, and competitive achievement strivings

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Type A behaviour pattern

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a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion created by long-term involvement in an emotionally demanding situation and accompanied by lowered performance and motivation

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Burnout

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avoiding situations or thoughts that are reminders of a stressor and maintaining an artificially positive viewpoint

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Repressive Coping

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facing a stressor and working to overcome it

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Rational Coping

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finding a new or creative way to think about a stressor that reduces its threat

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Reframing

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the practice of intentional contemplation

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Meditation

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encompasses techniques intended to equip a person with effective coping mechanisms for dealing with psychological stress

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Stress Management

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the use of an external monitoring device to obtain information about a bodily function and possible gain control over that function

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Biofeedback

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an interaction between mind and body that can produce illness

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Psychosomatic Illness

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the set of psychological disorders in which a person with at least one bodily symptom displays significant disproportionate concerns about their symptoms, and devotes excessive time and energy to their symptoms of health concerns

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Somatic Symptom Disorders

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an interdisciplinary field of medicine concerned with the development and integration of psychosocial, behavioral and biomedical knowledge relevant to health and illness

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Behavioural Medicine

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the study of the interaction between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body

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Psychoneuroimmunology

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a disease affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the deposition of lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides)

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Atherosclerosis

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s an unwanted (deliberate or accidental) event that may result in harm to an asset. Often, a threat is exploiting one or more known vulnerabilities. Can also be any perception of insecurity; such as a risk

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Threat

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occurs when a person recognizes an impending threatening or stressful event and evaluates the significance of the event. Is the first stage in the transactional model of stress and coping. Also, is a person's judgment about the significance of an event as stressful, positive, controllable, challenging or irrelevant

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Primary Appraisal

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in which a person determines if the event is controllable, and what options exist to cope with the strategy

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Secondary Appraisal

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a term for certain psychological consequences of exposure to, or confrontation with, stressful experiences that the person experiences as highly traumatic

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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are used by people who wish to relax, for a wide variety of reasons. Since the 1960s, research has indicated strong correlations between stress levels and physical and emotional health

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Relaxation Therapy

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refers to exercise which is of moderate intensity, undertaken for a long duration

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Aerobic Exercise

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a behavior exhibited by some animals, including humans, when under threat. It refers to protection of offspring and seeking out the social group for mutual defense that was theorized as having evolved as the typical female response to stress, just as the primary male response was Fight-or-flight

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Tend And Befriend

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is a comprehensive sociological term used to refer to the involvement, interest or participation in numerous aspects of religious activity, dedication, and belief

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Religiosity

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is relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of spirit; not tangible or material. Synonyms include immaterialism, dualism, incorporeality and eternity

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Spirituality

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a socially recognized set of rights and obligations linked with illness

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Sickness Response/Role

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are physical ailments (such as pain, nausea, dizziness) for which no adequate medical explanation has been found and/or are caused by psychological factors

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Somatoform Disorders

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refers to an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. Often persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured him/her that his/her concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or, if there is a medical illness, the concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease. The DSM-IV-TR defines this as a somatoform disorder and it is thought to plague about 1-5% of the general population

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Hypochondriasis

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refers to the coping strategies, attitudes and beliefs that help people work through the stressors of life. These traits tend to fall into three major categories: challenge, control and commitment. Is seen as positive

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Hardiness