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Health Psychology |
the study of interrelationships between psychology and physical health
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Stress
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pressures or demands placed upon an organism to adjust or adapt to its environment
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Distress |
an unpleasant state of physical or mental pain or suffering; anxiety, depression, anger, irritability, headache, fatigue, upset stomach, cardiovascular disorders
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Hassles |
annoyances we commonly experience in our daily lives
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Chronic Stress |
state of persistent tension or pressure that can lead us to feel exhausted, irritable, and depressed
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Life Events |
major changes in life circumstances; e.g. job termination, promotion
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Frustration |
negative emotional state that occurs when our efforts to pursue our goals are blocked
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Conflict |
state of tension resulting from the presence of two or more competing goals or response tendencies that demand resolution; results in vacillation between goals
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Types of Conflicts |
approach-approach; avoidance-avoidance; approach-avoidance; multiple approach-avoidance
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Traumatic Stressors |
potentially life-threatening events
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
lingering problems with adjustment after trauma; avoidance of associated cues; reexperiencing through memories, dreams, flashbacks; impaired functioning via depression/anxiety; heightened arousal; emotional numbing (less than 10% of trauma victims)
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Type A Behavior Pattern |
hard driving, competitive, impatient, ambitious
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Acculturative Stress |
pressure of adapting to differences in values, linguistic preferences, customs
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General Adaptation Syndrome |
three stages of stress response to persistent stress;
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Alarm Stage |
body's first stage of response to a stressor; e.g. heart rate increase
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Fight or Flight Response |
biological changes that prepare the body to deal with a threat by either fighting it off or fleeing from it; can be triggered by legitimate physical attack or psychological perceived threat
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Resistance Stage |
also adaptation, body attempts to return to normal biological state by restoring spent energy and repairing damage; maintained bodily arousal may be accompanied by anger, fatigue and irritability
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Exhaustion Stage
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heart rate and respiration decrease; adaptation diseases - kidney, heart disease, allergic conditions, digestive disorders, depression
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Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal Axis |
stress -> hypothalamus=>corticotrophin-releasing hormone-> pituitary gland=>adrenocorticotrophic hormone -> adrenal glands/cortex(above kidneys)=>corticosteroids -> make stored nutrients more available
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Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal Axis |
integrated system of endocrine glands involved in body's response to stress
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Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone |
released by hypothalamus that induces pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotrophic hormone
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Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone |
pituitary hormone that actives the adrenal cortex to release corticosteroids
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Adrenal Glands |
pair of endocrine glands just above kidneys; produce stress related hormones
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Adrenal Cortex |
outer layer of gland that secretes corticosteroids
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Corticosteroids |
hormones that help the body resist stress by making stored nutrients more available to meet potential demands for energy during stressful events
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Adrenal Medulla
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inner layer of gland that secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine that make heart pump faster
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Lymphocytes |
circulate through body looking for antigens
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Antigen |
any substance recognized as foreign to the body, e.g. bacterium, virus, foreign protein, cancerous body cell; activate the immune system to produce antibodies
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Antibodies |
specialized protein molecules that fit invading antigens and mark them for destruction through special lymphocytes
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