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| Focuses on what types of behavior promote health and wellness as well as the study of ways to prevent health problems and ways to treat illnesses and disabilities |
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| Attempts to help patients cope effectively with their conditions and use behavior as a form of medicine |
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| Scientific theories about illness that challenged Christian concepts and practices of healing. Kept mind seperate from body (Mind-Body Dualism) |
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| Physical disorders that are caused by mental conflict or trauma and that have no physiological basis |
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| Condition for which the physical evidence is real, but the cause is psychological in nature |
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| Psychological state or process that occurs when we face events we perceive to be threatening to us, either physically, emotionall or both. |
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| Refers to the cognitive and behavioral responses people employ to manage or tolerate stress |
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| Withdrawing from activities |
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| Problem-Focused Coping Strategies |
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| Do something to eliminate or alter the stressor |
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| Emotional-Focused Coping Strategies |
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| Do something to reduce or manage the emotional distress one feels in response to a stressor |
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| 7 "Proven Steps To A Longer Life" |
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1. Avoid saturated fats
2. Eat more fruits and veggies
3. Reduce (or avoid) meat
4. Practice "safe" sex
5. Avoid unnecessary exposure to the sun
6. Reduce (or avoid) alcohol consumption
7. Exercise 30-60 minutes a day |
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