week 18 Flashcards
Marcus has suffered from Crohn’s disease since he was only ten years old. Given that this affliction has persisted through his adulthood, this illness would be considered a(n) ______disease.
chronic
Health psychologists generally define health according to the ______model, an integrative orientation that views one’s overall health as a very complex recipe with many different ingredients.
biopsychosocial
Evelyn wants to study how academic stress compromises the body’s ability to fight viruses in students. To which field is Evelyn’s research contributing?
psychoneuroimmunology
This morning, Victor noted that his favorite work shirt had a stain on it. Then he burned his toast. On the way to work, he got stuck in bad traffic. All of these daily ______can cause low levels of stress.
hassels
Although Maria received a failing grade on her first exam she decided to see her professor for study advice and ask her friends to form a study group. Her ability to bounce back from a challenge is called ______.
resilience
Corine’s team is at risk of missing the deadline on a major advertising account, so she sends them all an email asking them to come to work on Saturday. All but one person is able to come in and they finish the job. This is an example of ______coping.
problem-focused
What is one way that you can enhance the quality of life of older adults who reside in an assisted living facility?
Give them control over as many decisions that impact them as possible.
Mahesh is a supervisor, father, husband, brother, best friend, and president of his local community watch group. He would be rated as rather high in ______.
social integration
Why is it inadvisable to search for medical advice and recommendations in unmoderated internet forums?
Anyone can post an opinion, even those with no expertise or medical training.
In health, it is the ability of a patient to maintain a health behavior prescribed by a physician. This might include taking medication as prescribed, exercising more, or eating less high-fat food.
Adherence
A field similar to health psychology that integrates psychological factors (e.g., emotion, behavior, cognition, and social factors) in the treatment of disease.
Behavioral medicine
The process by which physiological signals, not normally available to human perception, are transformed into easy-to-understand graphs or numbers. Individuals can then use this information to try to change bodily functioning (e.g., lower blood pressure, reduce muscle tension).
Biofeedback
A reductionist model that posits that ill health is a result of a deviation from normal function, which is explained by the presence of pathogens, injury, or genetic abnormality.
Biomedical Model of Health
An approach to studying health and human function that posits the importance of biological, psychological, and social (or environmental) processes.
Biopsychosocial Model of Health
Characterized by impatience, competitiveness, neuroticism, hostility, and anger.
Type A
Reflects the absence of Type A characteristics and is represented by less competitive, aggressive, and hostile behavior patterns.
Type B
Why do psychologists sometimes avoid using the term “happiness”?
Because it refers to different things to different people.
Which of the BIG 5 personality dimensions is most associated with being a cause of positive feelings?
a high level of extraversion
“Happy individuals tend to bounce back more quickly after losses and negative events.” This is a description of:
resilience
When Carl’s father died, friends, colleagues, and other family helped maintain his sense of subjective well-being during a difficult time. This is an example of ______, a bottom-up influence.
having sufficient social resources
Sufficient material and social resources, as well as living in a desirable society, are three external (or ______) influences of subjective well-being.
bottom-up
Which is the most accurate statement regarding the relationship between having money and experiencing happiness?
Money is an important determinant of happiness, but the more you have, the less difference it makes.
Situational factors outside the person that influence his or her subjective well-being, such as good and bad events and circumstances such as health and wealth.
“Bottom-up” or external causes of happiness
