HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
In 1948, this organization defined health as "a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
Who is the World Health Organization
Located at the base of the brain and has 2 lobes
What is the pituitary gland?
The body gets used to a particular substance
What is tolerance?
Because 1 in 8 women develop breast cancer, this screening method may be recommended for those at risk
What is a mammogram?
Another name for the stages of change model
What is the transtheoretical model of behavior change
Looking at the past to reconstruct what led to this current situation
What is a retrospective design
Origins or causes of illness
What is etiology?
Acts antagonistically to the sympathetic nervous system
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
Short term illnesses
What are acute disorders?
Prohibiting drinking during the workday
What is social engineering
People work to prevent relapse and consolidate gains
What is the maintence stage
Medical intervention that's been evaluated through clinical trials
What is evidenced-based medicine
Illness can be explained by aberrant somatic bodily processes, and that psychological and social processes are independent of the disease process
What is the biomedical model
Dunbar & Alexander said that conflicts produce anxiety, and take a physiological toll on the body via this system
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Compromising behaviors share this particular characteristic
What is the window of vulnerability?
When I finish lunch is will grab the leash off the hook and walk the dog
What is a behavioral intervention?
No intention of changing behaviors
What is the precontemplation stage?
This is the most common research design in health psychology
What is an experiment?
Biopsychosocial model assumes that health and illness are the consequences of these factors interacting
What are biological, psychological and social factors?
Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
What are catecholemines
Smoking and obesity are more prevalent among these populations
Who are adolescents and those in a lower social class?
I know I have control over my own destiny
What is self-efficacy?
Modifying behavior to overcome a problem
What is the Action stage?
When one variable corresponds with changes in another variable
What is correlational research?
Diagnosing, treating and preventing a disease without surgery
What is health psychology?
46 chromosomes
What is genetic material at the nucleus of a cell?
Characteristics shared by chronic diseases
What are diseases that develop slowly, people with with for many years, and typically can't be cured?
Good health is a personal and collective achievement
What is health promotion?
People are aware there's a problem, and are thinking about it but haven't committed to making a change
What is the contemplation stage?
Two conditions with a treatment group and a control group
What is an experiment?