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Psych ch 10
psychological science 3rd ed (class & text notes)
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/23/2012

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health psychology
Definition
field of psychological science concerned with the events that affect physical well-being
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bio psycho social model
Definition
a model that illustrates that health and illness come from a combination of factors
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leading cause of death
Definition
heart disease
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placebo effect
Definition
believing that you will get better can lead to improved health even if the treatment is inert
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stress
Definition
a pattern of behavioural and physiological responses that match or exceed a person's ability to respond in a health way
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eustress
Definition
stress occuring as a result of happy events
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distress
Definition
stress resulting from negative events
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stressor
Definition
environment or stimlus that threatens an organism
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HPA axis
Definition
stress-brain-hypothalamus-pituitary gland-adrenal gland-cortisol-energy (damage to memory neurons)
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fight or flight
Definition
male dominant response to stress
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tend and befriend
Definition
female response to stress (adaptive)
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general adaptation syndrome
Definition

1. alarm

2. resistance

3. exhaustion

 

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psychoneuroimmunology
Definition
investigates how stress impacts immune system
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oxytocin
Definition
hormone important for bonding, released in females while stressed
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Type A personality 
Definition
excessive competitiveness, feeling pressured, impatiant, accelerated speech, anger/hostility
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Type B personality
Definition
relaxed attitude, less competitive, easy going
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hostility
Definition
a negative emtion affecting health (particularly coronary heart disease)
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allostatic load theory of illness
Definition
when people are continually stressed they are unable to return to bodily states that characterize normal stress
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primary appraisal
Definition
determine if a stimulus is stressful
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secondary appraisal
Definition
decide how to cope with the stressor
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emotion focused coping
Definition
person tries to prevent emotional response, avoidance, minimize prob
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problem focused coping
Definition
taking direct steps to solve prob, generating solutions, cost vs benefit
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positive reappraisal
Definition
focus on the good things of current situation
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downward comparison
Definition
comparing oneself to those who are worse off
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creation of positive events
Definition
infusing ordinary events or stressful events with positive meaning
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hardiness
Definition
commitment, challenge, control (adaptive)
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bmi
Definition
body mass index, body weight to height 
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genetic predisposition to obesity (%)
Definition
60-80%
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restrictive dieting
Definition
repeatedly shown to be ineffective due, in part, to our biological set-point
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binging
Definition
engaging in overeating, often because of perception of failing at diet
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3 components to being happy
Definition

1. positive emotion and pleasure

2. engagement in life

3. meaningful life

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Maslow, Rogers, Erikson
Definition
founders of humanist psychology
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positive psychology
Definition
emphasizes the strengths and virtues that help people thrive, understanding what makes people happy
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the nun study
Definition
longitudinal study of nuns and the link between writting proficiency and alzheimers
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buffering hypothesis
Definition
the idea that other people can provide direct support in helping individuals coping with stressful events
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positive emotions (benefits)
Definition
predict better health, longevity, inhanced immune system
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social integration
Definition
the quality of peoples social relationships
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