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NSU Psych 101
NSU Chapter 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| health psychology | a field that emphasizes psychology's role in establishing and maintaining health and in preventing and treating illness |
| stage of change model | five-step model that describes the process by which individuals give up bad habits and adopt healthier lifestyles |
| relapse | a return to former unhealthy patterns |
| stress | the response of individuals to changes in circumstances and events that threaten their coping abilities |
| coping | managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve life's problems and seeking to master or reduce stress |
| self-efficacy | the belief that one can master a situation and produce positive outcomes |