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Define the term "health psychology"
Understanding the psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they become ill
Describe how a health psychologist might assist a patient undergoing an extensive operation/surgery
They work with healthcare practitioners, treatment settings, or physical therapy
Describe the different methodological tools that are used in health psychology research
They use fMRI, mobile and wireless tech, and meta-analysis
Differentiate between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and describe their functions.
Parasympathetic regulates organs after emergency back to normal state.
Sympathetic prepares body for emergencies and strong emotions like stress
Be able to understand different ways health psychologists do their job.
For ex. where do they work and what kind of duties might they perform?
Health psychologists work at clinics and hospitals. some of their responsibilities include helping people with preventative measures and improving their lifestyle to be healthy. They helped spread awareness about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and improvement of health care system and formulation of health policy
Define health promotion and describe the factors that have fueled the movement toward health promotion in the United States
the idea that good health, or wellness, is a personal and collective achievement. Heart disease, cancer
Describe the changing philosophical perspectives on the mind-body relationship from the time of ancient cultures to the present day
The perspectives began with mind and body intertwined mental illnesses believing to be evil spirits taking over the person
they drilled holes in their skull to release the evil spirits. They changed to prayer. Later, they switched to the biomedical model They then switched to the biopsychosocial model. Diseases arise when evil enters the body
Describe the structure and functions of the endocrine system
is made up of ductless glands that secrete hormones into the blood, stimulating changes in target organs
Differentiate between the medulla, pons, and cerebellum.
Cerebellum is responsible for balance and language and voluntary muscle movement
Pons serves as a link between hindbrain and midbrain and helps with respiration
Medulla is responsible for heart rate, BP, and respiration
Know the terms and definitions related to epidemiology and etiology
Epidemiology is the study of the frequency, distribution, and causes of infections and non infectious diseases in a population
Epidemiology is the study of the spread and disease prevention
Etiology is the study of origins of illness
Define health behaviors, health habits, and primary prevention
behaviors that an individual can do to maintain their health.
Health habits are involuntary engraved actions or activities that promote a health lifestyle.
Primary Prevention is finding preventative measures for disease and illness from occurring.
Describe Freud's contribution to the field of psychosomatic medicine
Freud's work with conversion hysteria. Specific unconscious conflicts can produce physical disturbances that symbolize repressed psychological conflicts.
Describe the functions of the adrenal glands and their role in the endocrine system
Adrenal glands are small glands on top of kidneys. The hormones are epinephrine (?) and norepinephrine (?). Adrenal glands are involved in physiological and neuroendocrine reaction to stress
Explain the clinical implications of the biopsychosocial model
discusses the idea that biological, psychological, and social factors play a role when accessing an individual's overall health
Define discriminative stimulus and describe its use in cognitive-behavioral therapy
an environmental stimulus that is capable of eliciting a particular behavior.
The sight of food may act as discriminative stimulus for eating CBT
Describe the changing patterns of illnesses in the United States
Infectious disease used to be the leading cause of death, but now it is chronic disorders such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes
Describe the structure and function of the heart and identify common disorders of the cardiovascular system
Heart pumps blood throughout body. Left side contains left atrium and atrium and takes oxygened (?) blood from lungs and pumps out into aorta
Explain the effect of the mass-media on changing health behaviors and getting the message out.
Mass media influences the policies that can be passed to change health resources and access to treatments. Media also can spread awareness and help push a healthier agenda for the general public
Define relaxation training and describe its use in cognitive-behavioral therapy
Relaxation training is a method that involves exercises that help promote relaxation.
In CBT, relaxation training is used to regulate emotions and promote meditation
Describe the research methodologies employed by health psychologists
They use correlational research, randomized clinical trials, theories, and retrospective designs
Describe the structure and function of the renal system and identify common disorders of the renal system
consists of kidneys, uterus, urinary bladder, and urethra
Common disorders include urinary tract infections and necrosis