The Brain
Patient-Provider Communication
Systems of the Body
Health Services
Theory
100
Consists of the brain and spinal cord
What is Central Nervous System
100
A classification system that determines the nature and length of treatment for particular disorders
What is Diagnostic-Related Groups (DRG's)
100
Controls bodily activities through governing slow-acting responses of long duration
What is the Endocrine System
100
Cognitive representations of illness. This includes acute, chronic, and cyclinc
What is Illness Schema
100
Illness results from an intersection of biological, social, and psychological factors
What is the Biopsychosocial Model
200
Controls involuntary muscles such as the heart
What is the Autonomic Nervous System
200
Adopting the behaviors and treatments recommended by one's provider(s)
What is Adherence
200
Functions include taking in oxygen, excreting carbon monoxide, and regulating the composition of the blood
What is Respiration
200
An informal network of family and friends offering interpretation of symptoms
What is Lay Referral Network
200
The degree to which someone perceives a personal health threat and believes that a particular behavior will effectively reduce the threat
What is the Health Belief Model
300
Plays a major role in stress, emotional responses, and protective instincts
What is the Limbic System
300
The greatest cause of nonadherence
What is Poor Communication
300
Direct, indirect, biological, and mechanical transmission
What is Means of Infection
300
The time between deciding to seek treatment and actually doing so
What is Behavioral Delay
300
The belief that one is able to control their practice of a particular behavior
What is Self Efficacy
400
Chemicals that regulate nervous system functioning
What are Neurotransmitters
400
Complex and technical medical terms
What is Jargon
400
Body's resistance to injury from invading organisms
What is Immunity
400
Most frequent users of health services
Who is the very young and elderly
400
Health behavior is a direct result of a behavioral intention
What is the Theory of Planned Behavior
500
Involved in the fight/ flight response; speeds up heart rate dilates pupils, relaxes bladder
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System
500
Skill needed to adhere to medical prescriptions, comprehend risk factors, or interpret results of tests
What is Health Literacy
500
Carries blood from the heart to other organs and tissues
What are Arteries
500
Expression of distress and discomfort through bodily symptoms
What is somatization
500
Any medical procedure that produces an effect in a patient because of its therapeutic nature, whether chemical or physical
What is the Placebo Effect