Lifespan Development
the study of how people change over the lifespan.
developmental psychology
Individual’s unique and relatively consistent pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving
Personality
branch of psychology that studies how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the presence of other people and by the social and physical environment
Social Psychology
Negative emotional state occurring in response to events that are perceived as taxing or exceeding a person’s resources or ability to cope
Stress
Everyday minor events that annoy and upset people might be an important source of stress.
Daily Hassles
a long, thread-like structure composed of twisted parallel strands of DNA
chromosome
Describes and explains how people are similar, how they are different, and why every individual is unique
Personality Theory
unique sense of identity influenced by social, cultural, and psychological experiences
The branch of psychology that studies how biological, behavioral, and social factors influence health, illness, medical treatment, and health-related behaviors
Health Psychology
An unhealthy condition caused by chronic, prolonged work stress characterized by exhaustion, cynicism, and a sense of failure or inadequacy
Burnout
the basic unit of heredity
gene
emphasizes free will, self-awareness, and psychological growth.
Humanistic Perpspective
the mental processes people use to make sense of their social environments
social cognition
study how biological, behavioral, and social factors influence health, illness, medical treatment, and health-related behaviors.
Health Psychologists
results from the pressure of adapting to a new culture.
Acculturative Stress
different versions of genes
Alleles
the innate drive to maintain and enhance the human organism
Actualizing Tendency
focuses on how our behavior is affected by other people and by situational factors.
social influence
events or situations that are perceived as harmful, threatening, or challenging
stressors
an interdisciplinary field that studies the interconnections among psychological processes, nervous system, and immune system.
Psychoneuroimmunology
the study of the cellular mechanisms that control gene expression and of the ways that gene expression affects health and behavior
epigenetics
set of perceptions you hold and believe about yourself
self concept
mental process we use to form judgments about other people
person perception
Events or situations that are negative, severe, and far beyond our normal expectations for everyday life or life events.
Traumatic Events
Demonstrated that people experiencing high stress levels are more susceptible to the cold virus.
Cohen