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Test 2 part 2 Flashcards

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Medical model of health

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An old way that did include an acknowledgement that some symptoms could be psychosomatic in nature

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Psychosomatic

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Physical symptoms caused by mental situations

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Most common deaths in the 1900’s

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Infulenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis, measles,

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Current common causes of death

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Heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes linked to unhealthy behaviors such as inactivity and smoking

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Factors that contribute to health

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Biological, psychological, and socio-cultural

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Health psychology

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The branch of psychology concerned with the promotion of health and the prevention of illness

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Placebo effect

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The perception that one has received an intervention improves one syptoms

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Nocebo effect

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An intervention that is expected to cause harm or side effects causes those effects

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Nocebo study procedure

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Post op patients were given a saline shot. Half were told nothing would happen and half were told they may have nausia

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Nocebo study outcomes

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The people reported what they were told

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Nocebo effects and pills

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When you take participants off pills they think are addictive (but aren’t) some will experience withdrawal like symptoms

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Double blind nocebo study

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Neither the researcher or participant is aware of what drug is real and which is fake

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Placebo example

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Cold-fx

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Personality traits and health

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People who are conscientious are more likely to avoid risky behaviors, eat well, maintain regular checkups

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Anger is a predictor of

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Heart disease

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Stress

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A psychological reaction that occurs when perceived demands exceed existing resources to meet those demands

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Stressors

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An event, item, or experience that causes a stress response.

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Mental to physical relation was discovered when

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After the Boer war and WWI doctores noticed that some soldiers had shell shock

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Shell shock

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No physical injury but they their nerves were shattered

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Hans Selye

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First applied the term stress in psychology.

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How Selye discovered stress

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As a medical student he observed patients just looked sick from different diseases with the same symptoms

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Hans Selye discovery

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Stress hormones and was the first to describe HPA axis and general adaptation syndrome

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23
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HPA axis

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Hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal glands

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Discrimination and health

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In a lab situation being the target of prejudice and discrimination was linked to increased blood pressure, heart rate, and secretions of stress hormones

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Pathway 1 sent during stress

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Hypothalamus, autonomic nervous system, adrenal medulla, epinephrine and norepinephrine

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Pathway 2 sent during stress

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Hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal cortex, cortisol and other hormones

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Short term stress

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Fight or flight.

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Fight or flight

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A set of physiological changes that occur in response to psychological or physical threats. Immediate

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Long term stress

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General adaptation syndrome

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General long term syndrome

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A theory of stress responses involving stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

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3 parts of general adaptation syndrome

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Alarm, resistance, exhaustion

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Alarm

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Recognition of the threat and the physiological reactions that
accompany it including increases in
blood pressure, muscle tension,
heart rate, and adrenaline release

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Alarm triggers

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Fight or flight

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Resistance

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The body attempts to resist or cope with stressor that cannot be avoided Mental and physical resources are used in any way possible

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Exhaustion

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When the stressful experience depletes your physical resources and your physiological stress response declines. Leads to physical illness

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Acute stress

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Enhances immunity, increased number of lymphocytes and macrophages. Dependent on adrenal secretion

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Acute stress length

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2-5 days

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Chronic stress

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Suppresses immunity, reduced number of lymphocytes and macrophages. Increases the severity of common illnesses

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Wound healing study

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Researchers gove students a biopsy wound on the hard palate using a standardized wound machine over summer break and 3 days before their first major exam

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Wound healing study results

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Students took an average of average of 3 days longer to heal during exam time. 40%

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Negative life events and disease

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394 healthy subjects were given nasal drops infected with common colds. Participants listed the stressful events in their life

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Negative life events and disease results

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The people who were stressed got the cold more often, and got it worse

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Common sources of stress

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Frustration, pressure, change, conflict

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Frustration

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A blocked goal

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Pressure

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Expectations to behave in certain ways

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Change

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Having to adapt

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Conflict

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Two or more incompatible motivations

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Financial stress

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Lack of money, unpaid bills

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Work/school stress

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Exams, project deadlines, traffic

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Physiological stress

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Lack of sleep, unhealthy eating, smoking and drinking

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Psychological

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Personal relationships, conflict, bullying

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Social stress

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Family conflicts, life events

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Societal stress

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Racism, poverty, powerlessness

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Poverty leads to

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Increased stress, risk of heart disease, depression and anxiety, poor nutrition, less health care and education options

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Crowding

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Increases arousal levels, spread of disease

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Poverty

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Associated with reduced control over one’s environmetn

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Discrimination and health

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In a lab, being a target of prejudice and discrimination was linked with increased blood pressure, heart rate and secretions of stress hormones

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