Chapter 5

Question 1

branch of psychology concerned with how physiological factors relate to the promotion of maintenance of health

Answer 1

health psychology

Question 2

biopsychosocial model

Answer 2

physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors

Question 3

how does hostility relate to coronary risk

Answer 3

psychological reaction to anger, hostile people tend to create additional stress on themselves, hostile people tend to have less social support, hostile people exhibit high prevalence of poor health habits

Question 4

stress seems to tax the hear

Answer 4

ischemia

Question 5

how does stress and immune functioning relate

Answer 5

stress can impair the immune system

Question 6

why do we do things we know are bad?

Answer 6

habits seem to creep up slowly, they may seem pleasant at the time, its easy to ignore long-term risks, and people tend to underestimate health risks

Question 7

the body monitors fat-cell levels to keep them stable

Answer 7

set-point theory