Week 18 Flashcards
1
Q
What is health psychology?
A
The role that psychology plays in maintaining health as well as preventing and treating illness
2
Q
What is the biopsychosocial model of health?
A
psychology and social factors are just as important as biology in the development of disease
3
Q
What is the mind-body connection?
A
the role that different feelings can have on our body functions
4
Q
What role do daily hassles play in developing illness?
A
Raise blood pressure, alter stress hormones, suppress immune system
5
Q
What is problem focused coping?
A
actively addressing the event causing stress to solve the issue
6
Q
What is emotion focused coping?
A
regulates the emotions that come with stress
7
Q
What is self-efficacy?
A
The belief that one can perform adequately in a specific situation
