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| What factors influence adjustment? |
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Definition
• Nature of Illness
• Patient’s age
• Interpersonal aspects (family, spouses etc.)
• Over-protection from family
• Treatment approaches |
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| 1 in ____ deaths in Canada is due to cardiovascular disease |
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Definition
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| how much a year does it cost Canadian economy to deal with cardiovascular disease? |
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| What are the three conditions that health psychologists most often work with? |
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Definition
MI (myocardial infarction)
CABG (coronary artery bypass graft - bypass surgery)
Angioplasty - a procedure in which a bubble like device is inserted into the artery where there is a blockage |
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| What are some established risk factors of cardiovascular disease? |
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Definition
• Age
• Gender (men are generally at greater risk, when women reach menopause the risk is equal)
• Family history of CAD
• Smoking
• High blood pressure
• High blood cholesterol levels (low-density lipoprotein)
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Physical inactivity
• High stress |
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| What are some emerging risk factors of CVD |
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Definition
• Inflammation
• C-reactive protein (CRP)
• Pro-inflammatory cytokines
• Fibrinogen |
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Term
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Definition
| unrestricted cell proliferation, which may form a malignant neoplasm aka tumor |
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Definition
| malignant neoplasms of skin cells or cells lining the body organs |
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Definition
| neoplasms of the skin cells that produce melanin |
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Definition
| cancers of the lymphatic system (the system with the lymph nodes throughout the body) |
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Definition
| malignant neoplasms of the muscles, bones or connective tissues |
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Definition
| cancers of the blood forming organs |
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Term
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Definition
| the extent to which symptoms and treatments affect a person's physical, social, cognitive and emotional functioning |
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Term
| How is quality of life usually measured? |
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Definition
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Term
| Kubler-Ross's Stages of grief |
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Definition
1. Denial - people deny that distressing events exist or that negative emotions are held
2. Anger - often follows denial when people are confronted with a novel trauma
3. Bargaining - may occur when people try to do things that will buy more time before confronting
4. Depression - when we are deeply sad
5. Acceptance - the final stage, when people achieve peaceful acceptance of their own death or the death of a loved one |
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Definition
through illness, disease, or congenital condition
functioning in one or more areas of living
leads to dependency on others, animals or assistive devices |
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Term
| What is one of the main obstacles that people with disabilities face? |
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Definition
| attitudes of people without disabilities |
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Term
| Attitudes of people without disabilities can range from --> |
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Definition
pity, to understanding, to compassion
with compassion being the best |
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Term
| • Quality of Life (QofL) of people with the disabilities depend on: |
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Definition
o 1. Their beliefs that they are engaged in meaningful activities and
o 2. Their sense of integration in a society |
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| What is an important factor in adjustment to disability? |
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Definition
when the person became disabled.
people who have recently become disabled may be still struggling to adjust
psychotherapy shows encouraging results |
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Term
| Clinical characteristics of spinal cord injury |
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Definition
| compression, tear or severing of the spinal cord leads to loss of control, sensation or reflexes |
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Term
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Definition
| paralysis resulting from spinal cord damage in the neck region |
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Term
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Definition
| paralysis in the legs when the spinal cord damage is lower in the spinal cord region |
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