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PSYC 101: EXAM 5
psychoneuroimmunology
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studies affects of stress, emotions, thoughts, and behavior
-immune system and brain
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health psychology
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studies the psych factors related to wellness and illness, includes prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of medical problems
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stress
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pattern to responses to something that threatens/challenges our goals
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stressors
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threat to our well being
-must be perceived as threatening
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cataclysmic events
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occur suddenly and typically affect many people simultaneously
-often results in PTSD
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major life events
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-example of a personal stressor
-not life threatening but very impactable
-divorce, marriage, baby, etc
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daily hassles
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-ex. of a background stressor
-not as impactable as personal or cataclysmic stressors
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uplifts
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minor positive events that make us feel good, "flip" side of daily hassles
-serve as a buffer to the impact of daily stressors
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biological/psychological effects of stress
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-high blood pressure
-head aches
-anxiety
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alarm and mobilization
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caused by a sudden activation of your sympathetic nervous system
-fight or flight
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resistance
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body responds with stress hormones increasing your temp, blood pressure, heart rate, respiration
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exhaustion
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become more vulnerable to diseases
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emotion focused coping
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managing emotions, seeking to change the way one feels or perceives a problem
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problem focused coping
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attempting to modify the problem or source of stress
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avoidant coping
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use more direct escape routes, such as drugs or alcohol
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avoidant coping
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use more direct escape routes, such as drugs or alcohol
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learned helplessness
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occurs when someone decides that they have no control over the situation or unpleasant stimuli
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commitment
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sense of purpose in work, family, and life
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challenge
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openness to new experiences and change
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control
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belief that you have the power to influence
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resilience
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being able to do well despite growing up in a bad environment
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proactive coping
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preparing for stress before it happens
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type A behavior
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hostile, competitive, sense of time urgency, and feeling driven
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type b behavior
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patient, cooperative, and lack of time urgency
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type D behavior
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insecure, negative, and anxious
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cold turkey
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stopping with no assistance
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nicotine replacements
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gum, patch
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reactance
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negative emotional and cognitive reaction that results from the restriction of ones freedom
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creative non adherance
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adjusting to a treatment prescribed by a physician
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deviation
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most ppl prefer one thing but some prefer another
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medical perspectives of abnormality
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caused by biological conditions and can be treated
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psychoanalytic perspective
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abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts related to aggression and sex
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behavioral perspective
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emphasizes external experience, behavior is learned
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cognitive perspective
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abnormal behavior is due to maladaptive thoughts and beliefs
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humanistic perspective
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people are responsible for their own behavior and seek self actualization
-meaning and self worth
-self awareness
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sociocultural perspective
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behaviors are shaped by their family, society and the culture in which they live
-gender, age, ethnicity
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axis I: Clinical disorders
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primary diagnosis
-depression, anxiety, etc.
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Axis II: Personality o and mental retardation
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dependent personality disorder
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Axis III: general and medical conditions
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high blood pressure, hypertension
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Axis IV: psychosocial and environmental problems
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severe stress
-job loss, divorce, etc
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Axis V: Global assessment of functioning
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serious symptoms, fair overall functioning
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specific phobias
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specific triggers (spiders)
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social phobias
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fear of situations where a person might be evaluated and possibly embarassed
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panic attacks
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sudden and unpredictable surge of tension and anxiety
-can last from seconds to hours
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generalized anxiety disorder
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long term persistent anxiety and worry
-free floating
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OCD: obsession
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persistent thoughts that keep recurring
-anxious about doing something terrible
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OCD: compulsion
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urges to repeatedly carry out some act that is unreasonable
ex. washing
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