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Ch. 18 Lec Flashcards

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health psych is relatively new subfield in clinical psych:

  • came about in …/…
  • primarily concerned with the way our …, …, and … impact physical health
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1980s/90s;
thoughts;
feelings;
behaviors

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health psych is relatively new subfield in clinical psych:

- how … impacts our physical health

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stress

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health psych is relatively new subfield in clinical psych:
how stress impacts our physical health
- when stressed, you’re more likely to … –> … is dampened
- goal is to have stress … rather than having it …

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get sick;
immune system response;
help us;
defeat you

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health psych vs behavioral medicine:
- health psych is … of behavioral medicine bc it deals with psychological processes of … and … and how it impacts the course of these things

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subdiscipline;
stress;
illness

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health psych vs behavioral medicine:

  • health psych is designed to …
  • behavioral medicine looks at taking the social sciences of …, …, … and … and combining them and looking at how that impacts the body
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promote wellness; 
psych; 
soc; 
anthro; 
medicine
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Stress:

  • stress is not …, it is a …
  • stress worsens illness bc it weakens …
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real;
choice;
immune response

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stress worsens illness bc it weakens immune response:

  • worse if … with things like aids
  • esp worsens … problems
  • worse if you … your stress - …
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immunocompromised;
gut problems;
internalize; hold it in

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coping:
- stress is our interpretation of …
- depends on how we were … and how we …

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powerless external events;
taught;
interpret the stressor

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coping:
- can be … as well - can have … personality
- … of stress - can correct …

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genetic;
disease prone;
perception;
misconceptions

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coping:

- … coping - … attempt to help yourself …

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problem focused;
proactive constructive;
deal with the stress

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social support:

  • beneficial to …
  • friends may …
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release our stress;

challenge your perception of stress

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clinical applications for health psych - weight management:

  • deals with relationship with …
  • obesity on the rise due to increased access to …
  • … method of dealing with weight loss
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food;
junk food;
abcds

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clinical applications for health psych - weight management:
abcds method of dealing with weight loss:
- …
- …
- …
- ….
- …

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activity increase; 
behavior change; 
cognitive change; 
dietary change; 
social support
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clinical applications for health psych - weight management:
abcds method of dealing with weight loss:
- activity increase: releases …, just as effective as … –> looking at … levels, relationship with …

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serotonin;
antidepressants;
motivation;
activity

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clinical applications for health psych - weight management:
abcds method of dealing with weight loss:
- behavior change: what can you do to deal with stress …
- cognitive change: changing …
- dietary change: looking at …
- social support: necessary for success

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besides eating;
thoughts about food;
physical relationship with food

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clinical applications for health psych - smoking:

- …: …, …, etc

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nicotine replacement;
gum;
patches;

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clinical applications for health psych - smoking:

- … - …, …

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social support;
12 step programs;
smokers anonymous

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clinical applications for health psych - smoking:

  • … - dealing with … in a healthier way
  • …
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stress management;
stress;
relapse prevention

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clinical applications for health psych - alcohol abuse and dependence:

  • alcohol abuse: …
  • alcohol dependence: you need alcohol to …
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maladaptive pattern of drinking;

function

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clinical applications for health psych - alcohol abuse and dependence: 
similar treatment to ...: 
- social support - ... 
- mindful of ... 
- dealing with ...
A

smoking cessation;
alcoholics anonymous;
relapse prevention;
stress

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clinical applications for health psych - alcohol abuse and dependence:
- have to change …, … and … to work through addiction

A

people;
places;
things

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clinical applications for health psych - pain management:

  • pain caused by …
  • … and … can worsen with pain
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psychological depression;
depression;
anxiety

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clinical applications for health psych - pain management:

  • … is common technique for pain management
  • control over body by educating clients regarding how … work, esp in relation to pain
A

biofeedback;

biological processes

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clinical applications for health psych - pain management:
biofeedback is common technique for pain management:
- identifying the … to avoid decreased immune response
- … training - includes …

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stress trigger;
relaxation;
deep breathing techniques

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clinical applications for health psych - compliance with medical regiments:
- …. - may be due to …, can be due to … (in this case this is where psychs can help_

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noncompliance;
memory loss;
denial

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clinical applications for health psych - compliance with medical regiments:
- health psychs can be liaisons between …. and … by challenging clients’ …., helping client process it and work through it, understand why they’re …

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physicians; patients;
resistance;
self-sabotaging

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clinical applications for health psych:

- coping with … - changing … about it

A

medical procedures;

thoughts

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cultural factors in health psych:

  • have to understand how different cultures …
  • understand … in health care
  • culture can influence perceived …
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view health;
disparities;
source of illness

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clinical applications for health psych - pain management:
culture can influence perceived source of illness:
- …
- … - …
- … - some … beliefs like …

A

environment;
social world; interpersonal conflicts;
supernatural world;
religious; voodoo

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