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Chapter 12 Flashcards

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psychosomatic medicine

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idea that psychological problems could lead to physical problems

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what did Freud think physical problems could generate

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mental issues

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type T people

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thrill seeking people

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the sick role

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set of expectations about how you should behave when you’re not healthy

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why are people diagnosed with depression more likely to take on the sick role?

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because there’s more forgiveness for physical illness than mental illness

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somatopsychic effect

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when disease affects our personality

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common example of the somatopsychic effect

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people who overcome cancer usually end up being more optimistic

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diathesis

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predisposition to a disease/weakness/disorder

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stress (in terms of diathesis stress)

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environmental circumstances that trigger the predisposition

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what is diathesis stress highly dependent on?

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how we interpret the circumstances in our environment (whether they stress us out or not)

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environmental factors known to lead to pers. disorders

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emotionally distant parents
inconsistent/harsh parenting
parents who used shame as a form of control
parents low in affection

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12
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men are more likely to have which personality disorders?

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paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, narcissistic, obsessive-compulsive, antisocial

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13
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personality disorders decrease with ______

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age

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big 5 of pathological personality

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negative affectivity
detachment
antagonism
disinhibition
psychoticism

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negative affectivity

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extreme neuroticism, restricted emotions, anxiety, emotional instability, hostility

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detachment

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extreme introversion, suspiciousness, depression, avoidance of intimacy, withdrawal

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antagonism

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extremely low agreeableness, manipulative, deceitfulness, attention seeking, grandiosity

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disinhibition

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Extremely low conscientiousness, impulsive, irresponsible, distractible, risk taking

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psychoticism

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Extreme openness to experience, eccentricity, perceptual dysregulation, unusual beliefs and experiences, breaks with reality

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side effects of high neuroticism

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headaches
stomach problems
heart disease
high BP
obesity
immunosuppression
shortening of telomeres

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immunosuppression

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immune system becomes depleted

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telomeres

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ends of chromosomes (mitosis)

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type D personality

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distressed personality: high neuroticism and high social inhibition

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type D ppl are at higher risk for what?

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mental health issues, high BP, sleep problems

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2 downsides to type D people hiding their negative affect

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  1. inhibiting anxiety has negative effects on SNS and immune system
  2. they are often so good at it that even their friends can’t tell
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which pers. type is a predisposition to heart problems

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type D

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type A personality

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Confrontational, highly competitive, driven towards excessive achievement, total mastery and control of their world, hostile when frustrated

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hostility makes type A ppl prone to what

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heart disease and high WBC counts

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big 5 traits of type A

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Excessive conscientiousness, highly neurotic, low agreeableness (not always;; if it’s there it’s the kicker to heart problems, low extraversion)

30
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which personality type doesnt have the best diet or rarely visits doctor

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type A

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why can learned helplessness lead to physical disease

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bc those ppl often stay in negative situations longer and can generate negative emotions, eventually neg. health

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personality factors that reduce risk of physical disease

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high conscientiousness
self regulation
extraversion - social support
weak to moderate need for affiliation
optimism

33
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extraverts have a higher social capital what does this mean

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they tend to know more ppl so their chances of having ppl to support them emotionally is higher

34
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what is a need for power associated with (3)

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chronic BP
immune system issues
lower level of natural killer cells

35
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our sense of self can be dependent on others if what?

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if our need for affiliation is too strong

36
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ACE

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adverse childhood experiences: negative childhood experiences from 0-17yrs

37
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ACE can affect what in the brain

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make amygdala more active, increased vigilance
impairs frontal cortex functioning

38
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just world hypothesis

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people assume someone’s negative situation is due to their own actions as a way to protect themselves from believing that something negative could also happen to them

39
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self healing personality

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  • Stay true to their values
  • See challenges as an opportunity to shine/grow rather than a threat
  • Have internal locus of control
  • Strong sense of commitment to something/goals
    ○ Associated with better health
  • Flow, respond to life with excitement
  • Don’t fear change/innovation
  • Trusting of others/support
  • Hardy personality: control, commitment, meaning
    High agreeableness, high openness to experience, low neuroticism
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2 types of self healing personalities

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  1. Active and enthusiastic type
    • Seek out stimulation, extraverted, spontaneous, open to experience
      2. Calm and relaxed
    • Active, alert, responsive, self regulating, introverted, content with life
41
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broaden and build model of positive emotions

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having positive emotions allows you to broaden your perspective, skills, abilities; use emotions as a chance to expand your resources and supports

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sense of coherence

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confidence that your world is understandable and meaningful

43
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salutogenesis

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individual life events that don’t have to all be understood, but the world has at least some form of order in the larger perspective

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