What Is Health Psychology?
___________ refers to the origins or causes of illness.
Etiology
______ use questionnaires, interviews, and tests to sample a wide variety of behaviors and attitudes
surveys
Demographic factors, Predisposing factors, and Enabling factors are ____
health behaviors influences
____ is a hormone released by the adrenal glands in response to stress
Cortisol
Ignoring stressors or distancing oneself from stressors
Avoidant coping
The ________ model assumes a mind-body dualism to understanding illness.
biomedical model
A researcher creates two or more conditions that differ from each other in exact and predetermined ways in an _______
experiment.
Smoking, Overeating, Sedentariness, Excessive alcohol are _______
Negative (Unhealthy) Behaviors
demanding events or situations that trigger appraisal
stressors
_________ refers to confidence about one’s own worth or abilities
Self-esteem
short-term illnesses that are usually amenable to cure.
Acute disorders
Kyle is a student in health psychology who is looking at the relationship between caloric intake and emotions. This study is an example of a _________
correlational research.
_____________ is the perception that one can perform an action and that the action will have the intended effect.
Perceived behavioral control
Situations or events only humans would consider stressful
psychological stressors
Asking others to help or assist you, or taking responsibility for the situation
Approach coping
________ refers to the number of cases of a disease that exist at some given point in time.
Morbidity
________ is a medical intervention that goes through rigorous testing and evaluation of its benefits, usually through randomized clinical trials.
Evidence-based medicine
Knowledge, Expectations and Values are _______ factors
Predisposing
Mobilizes the resources for response
Alarm stage in the General Adaptation Syndrome model
_______ can reduce heart rate, blood pressure, inflammation, and anxiety caused by stress
Relaxation therapies
The number of deaths due to a particular cause is known as
mortality
1. People may not be honest about their attitudes or behavior
2. People may limit their responses for privacy reasons
3. People may say what they think the interviewers want to hear
issues with surveys
Skills or abilities, Physical and mental capabilities, and Access to resources and health services are ______ factors
Enabling
Results from the process of appraising stressful events, assessing potential resources, and responding accordingly
person-environment fit
a ______ disposition can promote the use of good psychosocial resources to cope with stress
positive