Module 5.1 Flashcards

Introduction to Health Psychology

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Health psychology

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a subfield of psychology that explores the impact of psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors on health and wellness

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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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Stressors

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events that we appraise as threatening or challenging; fall into 3 main types: catastrophes (large scale disasters like earthquakes or hurricanes, significant life changes (parents get divorced, graduating from high school, death of a family member), and daily hassles (annoying siblings, incessant social media interruptions)

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Motivating (eustress)

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stress that is experienced as positive and motivating

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Debilitating (distress)

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a subfield of psychology that explores the impact of psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors on health and wellness

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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)

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a subfield of psychology that explores the impact of psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors on health and wellness

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General adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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a subfield of psychology that explores the impact of psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors on health and wellness

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Alarm reaction

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phase 1 of the general adaptation syndrome process; sympathetic nervous system is suddenly activated, your heart rate zooms, blood is diverted to your skeletal muscles, and with your resources mobilized, you are now ready to fight back

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Resistance phase

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phase 2 of the general adaptation syndrome process; your temperature, blood pressure, and respiration remain high, your endocrine system pumps epinephrine and norepinephrine into your bloodstream, you are fully engaged, summoning all your resources to meet the challenge; as time passes with no relief from stress, your body’s reserves dwindle

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Fight-flight-freeze response

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stress response is part of a unified mind-body system, first noted by Walter Cannon; when alerted by any number of brain pathways, the sympathetic nervous system arouses us, preparing the body for the fight, flight, or freeze response; by fighting, or fleeing or freezing (no response) we increase our chances of survival

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Exhaustion phase

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phase 3 of the general adaptation syndrome process; you become more vulnerable to illness or even, in extreme cases, collapse and death

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tend-and -befriend theory

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under stress, people (especially women) may nurture themselves, and others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend)

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Problem-focused coping

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attempting to alleviate stress directly–by changin the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor

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emotion -focused coping

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attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction

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Strategies that are emotion focused

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meditating, reaching out to family and friends, seeking psychiatric care, eating unhealthy comfort foods

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