Psychophysiologic Disorders Flashcards
What kind of disorders can be consider psychophsiologic?
Virtually any
What was historically thought about disease?
That the mind and body were not connected.
What are the 4 general types of reactions to stress?
Normal, psychophysiological, neurotic, and psychotic.
What is a normal reaction to stress?
Increased alertness and use of defenses for action.
What is a psychophysiological reaction to stress?
When the defenses fail and response involves somatic symptoms.
What is a neurotic reaction to stress?
Anxiety that is great, defenses are ineffective, and they develop neurotic symptoms.
What is a psychotic reaction to love?
Loss of control, leads to misperceptions of the environment.
What was Peplau’s concept of anxiety?
Psychophsyiological disorders occur at moderate to severe levels of stress.
What was Hans Selye’s stress theory?
Regardless of stressor, the response is a general adaptation syndrom. If it fails, it becomes a psychophsyiological illness.
What is the psychophysiological approach to illness?
More holistic- includes biological, psychological, and social determinants (bad thoughts=bad coping)
What are psychosocial predisposing factors of asthma?
emotional stress can induce asthma, excessive dependence needs, if child is denied mothers comfort an attack may occur.
What are psychosocial predisposing factors of cancer?
Type C personality- “nice guys” disease; negative emotions are repressed. Loss of hope.
How can biopsychosocial stress cause cancer?
Stress reduces immune system and can allow growth of mutated cells.
What are psychosocial factors for coronary heart disease?
Type A personality- excessive competitive drive, never stops.
What are psychosocial factors for peptic ulcers?
Hostility, resentment, guild, frustration, stress, worry, pessimism, anxiety, depression can cause it.
