Unit 5- 5.1 Flashcards
explores the impact of psychological, behavioral, and culture factors on health/wellness
health psychology
sub-field of health psychology that focuses on psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together that affect our immune system
psychoneuroimmunolgy
pressure and tension on someone/something
stress
choosing between two things (desired, unattractive, attractive)
approach and avoidance motives
founder of the general adaptation syndrome theory
Hans Selye
general response that animals/humans have a stressful event.
general adaptation
attending to one’s self care need and the needs of friends (can reduce stress)
tend-and-befriend response
clogging of blood vessels that nourishes the heart muscles
Coronary heart disease
to feel the sense of time pressure and are easily angered
type A
tends to be relaxed, and easygoing
type B
the process of releasing angry emotions for a short time
catharsis
the thoughts and behaviors to mange internal and external situations
coping
releasing stress by challenging the stressor or the interaction with the stressor
problem-focused coping
ignoring the stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one’s stress
emotion-focused coping
that one has the ability, resources, and opportunity to have good outcomes of one’s actions
personal control
the hopelessness and passive resignation of an animal or human learns when unable to learn to avoid events
learned helplessness
blames external forces for their own being
external locus of control
believes they are in control and takes responsibility for their own actions
internal locus of control
ability to control one’s impulses and to delay one’s gratification for greater long-term rewards
self-control
conducted a learned helplessness experiment
Martin Seligman
