Chapter 14: Stress and Health Flashcards

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Behavioral Medicine

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an interdisciplinary field that integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and applies that knowledge to health and disease.

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Health Psychology

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a subfield of psychology that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioral medicine.

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Stress

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the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging.

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General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

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Seyle’s concept that the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

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Coronary Heart Disease

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the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries.

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Type A

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Friedman and Rosenman’s term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people.

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Type B

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Friedman and Rosenman’s term for easygoing, relaxed people.

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Psychophysiological Illness

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Literally, “mind-body” illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches.

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Lymphocytes

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the two types of white blood cells that are part of the body’s immune system: ‘B’ form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections; ‘T’ form in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances.

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Aerobic Exercise

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sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; may also alleviate depression and anxiety.

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Biofeedback

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a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension.

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Alternative Medicine

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A variety of therapeutic or preventative health care practices that are alternatives to mainstream medicine, such as chiropractic, homeopathy, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, naturopathy, and herbal medicine.

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Burnout*

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*exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation, usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration.

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