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| a common reponse to stress among women that is characterized by increased tendency to seek and give support. |
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| the misinterprestation of normal physical sensations as symptoms of disease. |
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| which gener is immunologically stronfer but more susepitible to self-attacking diseases? |
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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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| lymphocystes that form in the thymus, and attack viruses, cancer cells, and foreign substances. |
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| Friedman and Rosenman's term for easygoing, relaxed people. |
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| alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods. |
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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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| general adaption syndrome (GAS) |
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| Selye's concpet of the body's adaptive responses to stress in three stages--(1) alarm, (2) resistence, and (3) exhaustion. |
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| psychophysiological illness |
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| any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches. |
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| the subfield of psychology that contributes to behavioral medicine. |
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| an immune agent that pursues and igests foreign substances. |
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| Friedman and Roseman's term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people. |
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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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| complementary and alternative medicine |
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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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| the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging. |
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| lymphocytes that fight bacterial infections. |
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| the field that integrates behavioral and medical knowlege relevant to health and diesease. |
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| sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; may also alleviate depression and anxiety. |
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| the perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself. |
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| the two types of white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system. |
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| (1) norepinephrine, (2) seratonin, and (3) endorphines |
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| the three mood-boosting neurotransmitters that exercise helps produce: |
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| epinephrine (adrenaline) & norepinephrine |
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| what 2 hormones are released into the bloodstream in repsonse to stress? |
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