13: Health Psychology

________ are a specific type of emotion- focused coping, and they are used to avoid, deny, or distort sources of threat or anxiety, including threats to ones elf image.

________: Illnesses in which psychological factors contribute to bodily damage or to damaging changes in bodily functioning.

________ and alternative medicine: A rang of treatments that emphasize importance of attention to the mind, spirit, and environment, as well as the body.

________ (or micro stressors) refer to stressors that are smaller in scope but ongoing, including a difficult commute to work or regularly having to deal with people making discriminatory remarks or inappropriate jokes at your expense.

________ are guided by beliefs about perceived control and competence to cope with the stressor, unpredictability of the stressor, and pressure.

Minimizing noncompliance requires that healthcare providers use ________ and interpersonal skills to build a trusting relationship with patients and clients.

To minimize ________ when you are stressed, you can slow down, get organized, balance work and relaxation, accept your limits, seek social support, and write about your feelings.

________ skills training: A program that teaches youths how to resist pressures to begin smoking (also can be applied to other drugs and health risks)

________: Specific condition or event that challenges or threatens a person.

________ can have wide- ranging effects that are both physical (e.g., hypertension) and psychological (anxiety, feelings of vulnerability)

The body reacts to stress in a series of stages called ________ (GAS)

________: A state of despondency marked by feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness.

________: Extreme events that cause psychological injury or intense emotional pain.

________: Study of the links among behavior, stress, disease, and the immune system.

Learned helplessness: Belief that one can not control the ________.

________ is a broad- based and involves a basic decision about whether the stressor is positive, neutral, or a threat.

________ (hypochondriasis): A disorder in which people convert general distress into excessive worry that they are seriously ill or dying.

________: A work- related condition of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion.

________: Reinforcement of responses that lead to mastery of a threat or control over ones environment.

________: Study of how cognitive and behavioral principles can be used to prevent illness and promote physical well- being.

________: Close, positive relationships with other people.

________: Deciding how to cope with a threat or challenge.

________- focused coping: Using relationships as a means of managing a stressful or threatening situation.

________: The first stage of the general adaption syndrome, during which body resources are mobilized to cope with a stressor.

Stress is the mental and ________ that occurs when we adjust or adapt to the environment.

________: Behaviors that increase the chances of disease, injury, or premature death.

The ________ emphasized that the body is like a biological machine, and that physical illness requires a physical treatment (i.e., medicine)

________- focused coping: Managing or controlling ones emotional reaction to a stressful or threatening situation.

________: A medical specialty focused on the study of nonbiological factors influencing physical health and illness.

________ refer to stressors (both good and bad) that are larger scale, such as getting married or divorced, losing your job, or getting organized for a major holiday.

________: A personality style associated with superior stress resistance.

Guided ________: Intentional visualization of images that are calming, relaxing, or beneficial in other ways.

The ________ adopts a more holistic approach and assumes that good health is a function of biological, psychological, and social factors.

________ in GAS follow the pattern observed in the development of psychosomatic disorders.

________: A method for producing deep relaxation of all parts of the body.

A(n) ________ is a condition or event that challenges or threatens a person.

________: Three- stage model of stress response, consisting of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

________: Deciding if a situation is relevant to oneself and if it is a threat.

________, also known as hypochondriasis, is rooted in anxiety about general concerns; people convert this anxiety into a belief that something is wrong with them physically.

________- focused coping is based on the idea that our relationships are important and that we are motivated to preserve them by engaging in strategies such as demonstrating empathy, compromising, and providing social support.

Study of how cognitive and behavioral principles can be used to prevent illness and promote physical well-being

A medical specialty focused on the study of nonbiological factors influencing physical health and illness

A personality style associated with superior stress resistance

A disease related to health-damaging personal habits

Behaviors that increase the chances of disease, injury, or premature death

A program that teaches youths how to resist pressures to begin smoking (also can be applied to other drugs and health risks)

A program that teaches stress reduction, self-protection, decision-making, self-control, and social skills

A community-wide education program that provides information about how to learn risk factors and promote health

Pressure or demand placed on an organism to adjust or adapt

Specific condition or event that challenges or threatens a person

A scale that rates the impact of various life events on the likelihood of illness

Any distressing, day-to-day annoyance

Deciding if a situation is relevant to oneself and if it is a threat

Deciding how to cope with a threat or challenge

Three-stage model of stress response, consisting of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

The first stage of the general adaption syndrome, during which body resources are mobilized to cope with a stressor

The second stage of the general adaption syndrome, at which time the bodys sources are exhausted and serious health consequences occur

The third stage of the general adaption syndrome, at which time the bodys resources are exhausted and serious health consequences occur

Study of the links among behavior, stress, disease, and the immune system

Illnesses in which psychological factors contribute to bodily damage or to damaging changes in bodily functioning

Belief that one cannot control the outcome of events

A state of despondency marked by feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness

Reinforcement of responses that lead to mastery of a threat or control over ones environment

A work-related condition of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion

A disorder in which people convert general distress into excessive worry that they are seriously ill or dying

A rang of treatments that emphasize importance of attention to the mind, spirit, and environment, as well as the body

Failure to comply with a treatment recommended by a healthcare provider

A tendency to change cognitions and behaviors to manage illness and more general life demands

Directly managing or remedying a stressful or threatening situation

Managing or controlling ones emotional reaction to a stressful or threatening situation

Using relationships as a means of managing a stressful or threatening situation

Extreme events that cause psychological injury or intense emotional pain

Stress caused by the many changes and adaptions required when a person moves to a foreign culture

The application of cognitive and behavioral strategies to reduce stress and improve coping skills

A method for producing deep relaxation of all parts of the body

Intentional visualization of images that are calming, relaxing, or beneficial in other ways

Close, positive relationships with other people

Use of positive coping statements to control fear and anxiety

Self-critical thoughts that increase anxiety and lower performance

Reassuring, self-enhancing statements that are used to stop self-critical thinking

bodily effects, ineffective behavior, and upsetting thoughts

Exercise, meditation, progressive relaxation, and guided imagery