tought content Flashcards
biofeedback
- machine is hooked up to individual
- gives data (feedback) on how body responds to mind
t or f: meditation relaxing effect involves the sympathetic nervous system
false, the parasympathetic system
what area of the brain that allow for meditation to be rewarding
- nucleus accumbens
how is exercise effective to managing stress
-increase endorphins
- healthy lifestyle
what is the biomedical model
- only focus on physical health
what is the biopsychosocial model
- replacing biomedical model
- illness is more than just biology
- illness has multiple causes
1 cause of death world wide
cardiovascular disease
psychosomatic medicine
- bio, psych, and social contributions
psychoneuroimmunology
- studies interaction of nervous and immune system w psychological process
what is GAS? what are the phases?
- general adaptation syndrom
- alarm: increase in psychological arousal
- resistance: adrenal glads release epinephrine and cortizol to maintain arousal
- exhaustion: resources are depleated
what is another name for adrenaline
epinephrine
what does cortizol increase in bloodstream
sugar
what are the two types of coping
- problem-focus coping (behaviour driven, finding solutions)
- emotion-focused copying (reducing emotional response to stress, not long term)
self-efficacy
how good someone believes they are at smth
dispositions? what are the types of personality?
- type a: competitive, high in neuroticism, high stress, high anger
-type b: flexible, low stress
what do psychologists refer to happiness as
well-being
internal influences on happiness
- temperament (genes)
- personality
- outlook of life (optimism)
- reliance
