Vocab
Biopsychosocial model
A framework for health that integrates biological, psychological, and social factors
Stressor
A tense event or situation causing stress
Daily hassles
minor day to day stressors
What is health psychology?
The study of how biological, psychological, and social factors influence health, illness, and healthcare.
What is positive psychology?
The study of the strengths, virtues, and factors that enable individuals and communities to thrive
Body Mass index
A measure of body fat based on height and weight
Fight or flight response
Automatic survival response to perceived threats or challenges
uplifts
small positive events
What is the topic between type A and type B behavior?
Type A individuals often feel time urgency, work fast, and are prone to stress. Type B individuals are more relaxed and do not feel pressured by time to get things done.
Toxic stress vs. Trauma
Toxic: Prolonged activation of stress response systems in the absence of protective relationships.
Trauma: The collective emotional, psychological, and physiological residue of chronic stress.
STI
Contagious diseases spread through sexual contact
Eustress
Stress that results from motivating challenges
What three ways does exercise affect your overall health
Helps cardiovascular health, mental health, and weight management
What is the difference between a primary appraisal and a secondary appraisal?
Primary: Our immediate evaluation of a situation
Secondary: Deciding ahead of time how to deal with a potentially difficult situation.
Stressors affiliated with city vs. rural living
City stressors: Noise, pollution, large population, inability to escape
Rural stressors: Lack of resources, fewer people, poorer economy
Stress response
Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes triggered by percieved threats
Tend and befriend response
A behavioral reaction where females produce offspring and seek social supportrather than fighting or fleeing
What role do social and genetic factors play in obesity
If you are around people who eat a lot of junk food, you will likely develop similar habits. If you have the genetic makeup that makes it easier for you to gain weight, even eating normal amounts of junk food can make you gain lots of weight.
Emotion-focused coping vs Problem-focused coping
Emotion: Aims to reduce negative emotions associated with the stressor, rather than changing the stressor itself.
Problem-focused coping: Involves directly addressing, managing, or eliminating the root cause of stress.
General adaptation syndrome
Continuous exposure to a stressor causes a person to reach exhaustion
Distress
Stress that results from anxiety and pressure
How can stress affect a person’s physical health?
Stress can weaken your immune system and cause different health problems like ulcers, heart disease, high blood pressure, headaches, and mental health problems like anxiety and depression.
What is resilience?
The ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis, or to return to a pre-crisis situation quickly.