basic terms Flashcards
Medical Psychology
focuses on the role of psychological factors in the whole medicine
Why is it important?
provides knowledge about the interaction of body-mind-environment
basic concepts related to healing
recognition and evaluation of psychological signs and symptoms
provides information about behavior interventions
health physiology
specific contribution of psychology to the promotion and maintaining of health, the prevention and treatment of diseases.
conditions of health, adaptive behavioral patterns (conflict resolution, coping)
Behavioural medicine
broad, interdisciplinary field of the research, education and clinical practice, which analyses the role of psychological regulation
screening and correction of behavioural risk factors
aka psychosomatics, stress medicine
dualistic approach
mind and body
in therapy dualism means
a hierarchy between body (and somatic treatment) and mind (psychotherapy)
Placebo effect
good example of the interface between pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy
Burn-out syndrome
emotional exhaustion
depersonalization
loss of productivity and feeling of competence
The tree phases of stress
alarm reaction
resistance phase
the physiologically most harmful phase: exhaustion, which leads to chronic stress
coping strategy
both the behavioural patterns and the cognitive feedback are characteristic of the persons conflict solving ability
cognitive appraisal
if we interpret a situation as dangerous, we react with an alarm reaction, and the stress reaction occurs with physiological reactions
status syndrome
how social status affects our health and lifetime
10 years life expectancy differences in whitehall study according to education among men
Attachment theory
Bowlby
early life chronic stress
insecure attachment predicts lower emotional instability and health deterioration
maltreatment at an early age can cause negative effects on the child’s brain development and function, and on his/her vulnerability to stress
