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Myers 6th ed - ch 17

Myers 6th Edition - Chapter 17 Vocabulary

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Behavioral Medicine An interdisciplinary field that Integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and applies that knowledge to health and disease
Health Psychology A subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine
Stress The process by which we perceptive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging.
General Adaptation Syndrome(GAS) Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three stages - alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Burnout Physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion brought on by persistent job-related stress.
Coronary Heart Disease The clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in United States
Type A Friedman and Rosenman's term for competitive, hard driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people
Type B Friedman and Roseman's term of easygoing, relaxed people
Psychophysiological illness Literally, "mind-body" illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches
Lymphocytes The two types of white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system: B lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacteria infections; T lymphocytes form in thymus and attack cancer cells, viruses and foreign substances
Aerobic Exercise Sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness
Biofeedback A system electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle psychological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension
Complementary and alternative medicine Unproven health care treatments not taught widely in medical schools, not used in hospitals, and not usually reimbursed by insurance companies
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