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PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 16 - Psychology and Health
Question | Answer |
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health psychology | the field that applies psychological principles to the prevention and treatment of physical illness |
stress | the physiological response of the body to physical and psychological demands |
stressor | a physical or psychological demand that induces physiological adjustment |
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | a syndrome of physical and psychological symptoms that appears as a delayed response after exposure to an extremely emotionally distressing event |
general adaptation syndrome | as first identified by Hans Selye, the body |
perceived control | the degree to which a person feels in control over life's stressors |
learned helplessness | a feeling of futility caused by the belief that one has little or no control over events in one's life, which can make one stop trying and become depressed |
burnout | a state of physical and psychological exhaustion associated with chronic exposure to uncontrollable stress |
psychological hardiness | a set of personality characteristics marked by feelings of commitment, challenge, and control that promotes resistance to stress |
social support | the availablity of support from other people, whether tangible or intangible |
stress- inoculation training | a type of cognitive therapy that helps clients change their pessimistic thinking into more positive thinking when in stressful situations |
progressive relaxation | a stress-management procedure that involves the successive tensing and relaxing of each of the major muslce groups of the body |