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jerica psych 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| emphasizes psychology's role in establishing and maintaining health and preventing and treating illness | health psychology |
| type of psychology that reflects the belief that choices, behaviors, and psychological characteristics play an important roles in health | health psychology |
| involves helping people change their lifestyle to optimize their health and assisting them in achieving balance in physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health and wellness | health promotion |
| is concerned with studying health and disease in large populations to guide policymakers | public health |
| what does health psychology integrate | biological, psychological, and social factors |
| what is a focal point of study across the broad field of psychology | stress |
| what can influence stress | a persons state of consciousness as well as their process of thinking about events in particular ways |
| stressful events can affect our what? | emotions |
| the body and mind are what | deeply connected |
| Multiple Choice: Health psychologists believe that a key factor in health involves an individual's A. psychological characteristics B. lifestyle C. behaviors D. All of the above | D. all of the above |
| Multiple Choice: health psychology overlaps in significant ways with A. philosophy B. behavioral medicine C. neuroscience D. behaviorism | B. behavioral medicine |
| Multiple Choice: The experience of stress can depend on A. one's state of consciousness B. one's personality C. one's social situation D. all of the above | D. all of the above |
| practices that affect our physical well-being | health behaviors |
| what includes adopting a healthy approach to stress, excersing, eating right, brushing one's teeth, performing breatand testicular exams, not smoking, drinking in moderation(or not at all) and practicing safe sex | health behaviors |
| a powerful approach to an issue | theory of reasoned action |
| what theory suggests that effective change requires three important things | theory of reasoned action |
| what are the 3 important things of the theory of reasoned action | 1. specific intentions about the behavioral change 2. positive attitude about the new behavior 3. belief that one's social group looks upon the new behavior favorably |
| describes the process by which individuals give up bad habits and adopt healthier lifestyles | stages of change model |
| how many steps is the stages of change model in? | 5 |
| what are the 5 steps of the stages of change model? | 1. precontemplation 2. contemplation 3. preparation/ determination 4. action/ willpower 5. maintenance |
| description of precontemplation | inidivuiuals are not ready to think about chnaging and may not be aware that they have a problem that needs to be changed |
| description of contemplation | individuals acknowledge that they have a problem but may not yet be ready to change |
| description on preparation/ determination | individuals are preparing to take action |
| description of action/willpower | individuals commit to making a behavioral change and enact a plan |
| description of maintenance | individuals are successful in continuing their behavior change over time |
| a return to former unhealthy patterns | relapse |
| Multiple Choice: the stages of change model A. is not at all controversial B. applies to a wide variety of behaviors C. does not apply to cigarette smoking D. does not apply to safe-sex practices | B. applies to a wide variety of behaviors |
| what is important in every stage in the change process | motivation |
| informations and feedback from others indicating that one loved and cared for esteemed and valued and included in a network of communication and mutal obligation | social support |
| what are the 3 types of social benefits | 1. tangible assistance 2. information 3. emotional support |
| what can social support act as | a shield |
| turning to others who act as a sounding board or a wiling ear is called what? | social sharing |
| what can be thought of as the ultimate "biopsychosocial" variable predicting enhanced health and longevity | religious faith |
| religious fiath is strongly related to maintaining a what? | healthy lifestyle and good health |
| what type of people are responsible and reliable | conscientious people |
| personal control is referred to as what? | internal locus of control |
| Multiple Choice: optimists explain the causes of bad events as? A. external B. internal C. global D. stable | A. external |
| stress is the response to what? | environmental stresses |
| what is Selys's term for the common effects on the body when demands are placed on it? | General Adaptation syndrome |
| GAS consists of what 3 stages? | 1. alarm 2. resistance 3. exhaustion |
| the state of shock during which resistance to illness and stress falls below normal limits is part of what GAS stage | alarm stage |
| glands throughout the body manufacture different hormones that protect the individual | resistance stage |
| the endocrine and sympathetic nervous system activity are high in what stage? | alarm stage |
| interest in links between stress and the immune system spawned the filed of what? | psychoneuroimmunology |
| connections among psychological factures (such as attitudes and emotion), nervous system, and the immune system are explored in what | the field of psychoneuroimmunology |
| who discovered the Type A behavior pattern and the Type B behavior pattern | Friedman and Rosenman |
| competitive, hard-driven, impatient, and hostile | Type A |
| relaxed and easy going | Type B |
| prejudice and discrimination are what? | stressful |
| refers to a persons interpretation of an event as harmful, threatening, or challenging, and the person's determination of whether they have the resources to cope effectively with the event | cognitive appraisal |
| essentially a kind of problem solving, involves managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve life's problems and seeking to master or reduce stress | coping |
| cognitive strategy of squarely facing one's troubles and trying to solve them | problem-focused coping |
| entails responding to the stress that one is feeling- trying to manage the emotional reaction- rather than confronting the root problem | emotion-focused coping |
| what is a type of coping? | reappraisal |
| what teach individuals how to appraise stressful events, develop coping skills, and put these skills to practical use | stress management programs |
| Multiple Choice: Selye's term for the pattern of common effects on the body when demands are placed on it is A. exhaustion syndrome B. the type A behavior pattern C. the type B behavior pattern D. general adaptation syndrome | D. general adaptation syndrome |
| formally refers to structured activities whose goal is to improve health | exercise |
| an infection is contracted primarily sexual activity | std |
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