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15 Cards in this Set
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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 challenge
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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 aggressive, 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
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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 foreign 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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unproven healthcare treatments not taught widely in medical schools, not used in hospitals, and not usually reimbursed by insurance companies
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complementary and alternative medicine
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