Topic 12 part 2 Flashcards
1
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ABDs of coronary hearth disease
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Type A
- Hostility competitiveness, time urgency, feeling driven
Type B
- Cooprative patient, non-competitive, nonaggressive
Type D (distressed)
- Insecurity, anxiety, negative outlook
2
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Psychological aspects of cancer
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2nd leading cause of death
Emotional responses may affect the course
- Adopting “fighting spirit” leads to better coping & less emotional anguish BUT the long-term survival rate is no better
Psychoneuroimmunologists found that a person’s emotional state affects the immune system in the same way as stress
- Certain types of therapy have the potential to extend the lives of cancer patients
3
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Coping with stress: the maladaptive ways
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Avoidant coping
- people use wishful thinking to reduce stress OR direct escape routes
Defense mechanism
- Unconscious strategies people use to reduce anxiety by concealing the source from themselves and others
- Don’t deal with the problem
4
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Control & stress
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Perceived control
- Beliefs about our personal capacity to exert influence over and shape outcomes
Associated with favorable outcomes like
- Better physical & mental health
- Greater psychological well-being
- Lower emotional and physical reactivity to daily stressors
5
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Hardiness
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A personality characteristic associated with a lower rate of stress-related illness, consists of three components
- Commitment
- Challenge
- Control
6
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Resilience
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The ability to withstand, overcome and actually thrive after profound adversity
- Easygoing, good social skills, independent, have a sense of control over destiny
- Associated with trait optimism
7
Q
Stress reduction techniques
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Exercise
- Reduces stress and increases resitance to adverse effects of stress
Meditation & relaxation
- Uses electronic equipment to measure a persons involuntary activity & provide feedback
8
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Meditation & stress
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Mediation is associated with
- Reduction in stress hormones
- Reductin inflammatory responses
- Improvements in sleep quality
