Chap 4 - Health & Wellness Flashcards
Secondary appraisal
A person’s answer to the question, “can I handle it?”–an assessment of whether the coping abilities & resources on hand are adequate
Primary appraisal
An individual’s assessment of an event to determine whether its implications are positive, negative, or neutral
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
The study of the relationship among the brain, the immune system, & psychological factors
Psychosomatic disorders
Medical problems caused by the interaction of psychological, emotional, & physical difficulties
Defensive coping
Unconscious strategies that distort or deny the true nature of a situation
Hardiness
A personality characteristic associated with a lower rate of stress-related illness
Nonorganic failure to thrive
A disorder in which infants stop growing due to lack of stimulation & attention as the result of inadequate parenting
Obesity
Weight greater than 20% above average for a given age & height
Anorexia nervosa
A severe eating disorder in which individuals refuse to eat, while denying that their behavior & appearance, which may become skeletal, are out of the ordinary
Bulimia
An eating disorder characterized by binges on large quantities of food, followed by purges of the food thru vomiting or the use of laxatives
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
A disorder in which seemingly healthy infants die in their sleep
Addictive drugs
Drugs that produce a biological or psychological dependence in users, leading to increasingly powerful cravings for them
Alcoholics
Persons with alcohol problems who have learned to depend on alcohol & are unable to control their drinking
Sexually transmitted infection (STI)
A disease that is spread thru sexual contact
Type A behavior pattern
Behavior characterized by competitiveness, impatience, & a tendency toward frustration & hostility
