Chap 12 (486-511) : Stress and Health Flashcards
Stress?
The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging.
3 types of categories that causes stress?
Chatastrophes, life changes, daily hassles
General Adaption syndrom (GSA)?
Selye’s concept of the body’s adaptive response to stress in three phases - alarm, resistance, exhaustion.
What does “tend and befriend” mean?
under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend).
Psychophysiological illness?
means “mind-body illness” –> any stress-related illness such as hypertension (forhøjet blodtryk) and some headaces
Psychoneuroimmuniology means?
the study of how psychological, neural and endocrine (kirtlesystem som kommunikere til organer via hormoner) processes together affect the immune system and resulting health.
Lymphocytes?
The two types of white blood cells that are part of the bodys immune system: B Lymphocytes and T Lymphocytes.
B Lymphocytes?
form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections
T Lymphocytes?
form in the thymus (et lymfeorgan) and other lymphatic tissue abd attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances.
Coronary heart diseases?
the clogging of the muscles; the leading cause of death in many developed contries.
Man type A?
Friedman and Rosenmans term for competetive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally agressive, and anger-prone people.
Man type B?
Friedman and Rosenmans term for easygoing, relaxed people.
Which component of the type A pesonality has been linked moste closely to coronary heart diseases?
feeling angry and negative much of the time.
What does(stress) coping mean?
alleviating stress using emotional, cognetive, or behavioral methodes.
Problem-focused coping?
attempting to alleviate stress directly - by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor.
