psy 118 ch 5

Question 1

BIOPSYCHOSCIAL MODE

Answer 1

ILLNESS IS CAUSED BY A COMPLEX INTERACTION B/T BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCULTURAL FACTORS

Question 2

STRESS PERSONALITY ILNESS; CORONARY HEART DISEASE;

Answer 2

RESULTS FROM A REDUCTION IN BLOOD FLOW THROUGH THE CORONARY ARTERIES, WHICH SUPPLY THE HEART WITH BLOOD.

Question 3

TYPE A PERSONALITY COMPONETS;

Answer 3

-COMPETIVIE,
-IMPATIENCE/TIME URGENCY
- ANGER/HOSILITY
-STRONGEST LINK TO HEART DISEASE

Question 4

TYPE B PERSONALITY

Answer 4

-RELAX
-LAID BACK
-PATIENT, ACCEPTING OF MISTAKES (IN SELF/OTHERS)
-FRIENDLY- EASY GOING

Question 5

EMOTIONAL REACTIONS AND HEART DISEASE; EVEN BRIEF PERIODS OF STRESS CAN TRIGGER?

Answer 5

ANGIMA CHEST PAIN

Question 6

WHAT OTHER FACT HAS BEEN IMPLICATED TO HEART DISEASE?

Answer 6

-RUMINATION, WHICH IS TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING OVER AND OVER

Question 7

stress and cancer

Answer 7

-REFERS TO MALIGANT CELL GROWTH, WHICH MAY OCCUR IN MANY ORGANS SYSTEMS IN THE BODY
-STRESS IS RELATED

Question 8

how does stress affect your immune system?

Answer 8

stress causes your immune system to be suppressed

Question 9

what is un-realistic optismism?

Answer 9

it it one that knows about dangerous health behaviors, but think dangers as risk for others rather than themselves.

Question 10

what happens when giving up smoking?

Answer 10

health risks decline reasonably quickly, reaching normal levels after about 15 yrs.

Question 10

what is the life expectancy of smoking?

Answer 10

smoking has a greater risk of premature death (13 to 14 yrs shorter life exptancy).

Question 11

what are the short term risks for alchol?

Answer 11

-hangover,
-poor judgement,
-poor motor coordination
-life- threating over doses.

Question 12

what are the long term risks of alcohol?

Answer 12

-alcohol dependence or alcholism (become addicted)

Question 13

what is obesity?

Answer 13

• # 1 health problem in USA-is measured by body mass index (weight / height)

Question 14

what are the determinants of obesity?

Answer 14

-heredity
-overeating
-lack of exercise
-natural (set point) ur body wants to maintain homeostasis

Question 15

how much of adults in the us are overweight?

Answer 15

nearly 2/3 of adults in the us are overweight

Question 16

how much of adults in the us are obese?

Answer 16

about 1/4 are obese

Question 17

how many times does the rem cycle happen?

Answer 17

4 rems

Question 18

what are the 4 benefits of sleep?

Answer 18

-restorarive theory; sleep allows the body to rest and repair
-circadian rhyth theory; sleep has evoled to preserve animals from harm
-consolidation theory; memry circuits wire together during sleep
-brain cleans itslef during sleep

Question 19

what are the benefits of execrise?

Answer 19

-reduced cardiovascular risk
-reduced obseity related illness
-increased buffering of stress
-improved mood

Question 20

can you be addicted to weed?

Answer 20

yes purpose of exam

Question 21

being on weed can cause both?

Answer 21

phyologically, and psy. dependence

Question 22

Cannabis “hemp” risk

Answer 22

-psychological dependence
-increased risks of high respiratory disease
-preciptates schizophrenia

Question 23

Hallucgens

Answer 23

-a group of drugs which disort sensory and perceptual experience
-marijuana, acid, mushrooms

Question 24

stimulants’

Answer 24

• a group of drugs which increase the activity of the cns and behavior
  -caffiene, nicotine, cocaine

Question 25

sedatives

Answer 25

-sleep inducing drugs that decrease the CNS
-valium, Xanax, barbiturates

Question 26

Narcostics

Answer 26

-dervired from optium that are capable or relieving pain
-high euphroic feeling
-ex; opium, oxycontin, morphine

Question 27

drug with-drawl overdoes

Answer 27

withdrawl; upon stopping use of a drug, users may experience symptoms resulting from a lack of the substance in the body
-headaches, vomitting,shaking???

Question 28

psychological dependence;

Answer 28

when a person must continue to take drug to satisfy an intense mental and emotional craving.
-“i really want it”
-“it helps me feel less stress”

Question 29

physical dependence

Answer 29

when a person must continue to take drug to avoid with-draw
ex; my body has to have it

Question 30

drug tolerance?

Answer 30

a progressive decrease in responsiveness to drug with contiued use
-ex; first cu[ of coffee does not taste the same after a few cups.

Question 31

WHAT ARE PROBLEM FOCUSED METHONDS?

Answer 31

-SEEKING HELP
-SYSMATIC PROBLEM SOLVING
-IMPROVING TIME MANAGEMENT

Question 32

WHAT ARE EMOTION FOCUSED METHONDS>

Answer 32

-MINDFULNESS
-MEDITIATION
-FORGIVENESS
-WRITING ABOUT EMOTIONS

Question 33

APPRASIAL FOCUSED METHONDS?

Answer 33

-RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
-HUMOR
-POSTIVE REINTERPRETATIONS