Chapter 14 Flashcards

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biopsychosocial model

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argues that physical illnesses are not only caused by biological factors, but also psychosocial factors

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health psychology

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concerned with:
- how psychosocial factors relate to the promotion and maintenance of health and with the causation, prevention, and treatment of illness

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stress

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  • a natural human response
  • state of worry caused by a difficult situation or perceived threat
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3 types of stressors

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  • microstressors
  • catastrophic events
  • major negative events
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primary appraisal

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  • interpretation of demands of the situation
    “what do i have do to?”
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secondary appraisal

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  • analysis of resources available to cope
    “how can i deal with this situation?”
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acute stressors

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threatening events that have a relatively short duration and a clear endpoint
ex: exam, traffic jam, flooded basement

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chronic stressors

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threatening events that have a relatively long duration and no clear endpoint
ex: money problems, bad boss

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4 major types of stress

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frustration, conflict, change, pressure

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stress: frustration

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occurs in any situation in which the pursuit of some goal is blocked (fail exam, traffic)

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stress: conflict

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occurs when two or more incompatible motivations or behavioural impulses compete for expression

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stress: change

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any noticeable alterations in one’s living environment that require readjustment

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Social Readjustment Rating Scale

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a test that scores level of stress - high # = high stress, greater physical and psychological problems

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stress: pressure

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expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way

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pressure to perform

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you’re expected to execute tasks successfully and efficiently

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pressure to conform

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you’re expected to meet standards others have set for you

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3 stress reactions

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1.) emotional
2.) physiological
3.) behavioural

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emotional stress reaction

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  • annoyance, anger
  • anxiety, fear
  • grief, sadness
  • positive emotions after the fact
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effect of emotional arousal on performance

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→ high arousal = simple task
→ medium arousal = medium task
→ low arousal = complex task

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physiological stress reaction

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  • fight or flight response
  • two brain body pathways
  • general adaptation syndrome
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general adaptation syndrome

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A model of the body’s stress response, consisting of three phases:
1.) Alarm = activation of sympathetic nervous system (“fight-or-flight”, physiological response)
2.) Resistance = body begins to repair itself, physiological changes stabilize as coping efforts get under way
3.) Exhaustion = body’s resources may be depleted

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behavioural stress response

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  • learned helplessness
  • aggression/lash out
  • self-indulgence
  • defense mechanisms
  • constructive coping (emotion or problem focused)
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effects of stress on psychological functioning

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  • impaired task performance and burnout
  • psychological problems; PTSD, depression
  • psychosomatic diseases
  • heart disease
  • immune functioning
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personality risk factor for heart disease

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people with type A personality have increased risk factor for heart disease because they are competitiveness, impatient and angry/hostile which increases stress

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factors moderating impact of stress
- social support - type a or b personality - conscientiousness - belief we can cope/optimism
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PTSD
anxiety disorder in response to a traumatic event
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symptoms of PTSD
- memories, dreams, or nightmares about the event - avoid activities, thoughts, feelings, conversations that are reminders of the event - depression, anxiety, guilt, fear, helplessness - sleep problems; may feel detached from others
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causes of PTSD
- combat - natural disasters - abuse - victimization
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who develops PTSD?
- any age - 10% of canadians, twice as common in women - more common in those with negative childhood experiences
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who is less likely to develop PTSD?
those with strong social support, optimistic personality, constructive coping skills
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biological factors related to PTSD
intense biochemical reactions that continue far beyond fight-or-flight: → increased cortisol and norepineephrine → blunted HPA axis → exaggerated sympathetic nervous system →smaller/shrunken hippocampus
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health impairing behaviours
- smoking - lack of exercise - alcohol and drug use
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reactions to illness
- seeking treatment (ignoring physical symptoms) - communicating with health providers - following medical advice (noncompliance)
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learned helplessness
happens when people are conditioned to believe that a bad situation is unchangeable or inescapable.
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constructive coping
emotion-focused: when you try to deal with your emotional response to the stressor problem focused: efforts to manage stressful situations and alter a troubled person's environment to modify or eliminate sources of stress
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defence mechanisms
strategies that are unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts
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self indulgence
excessive gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
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aggression/lashing out
express your anger by saying or writing furious words about someone