Chapter 14: Health Psychology (5B) Flashcards

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What is autonomic reactivity and stress?

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Differences in intensity of autonomic nervous system (ANS)
- individuals consistently displayed either high or low cardiovascular activity in response to stressor

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What is the hardy or stress-resistant personality?

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welcome challenges, take control, view stressors as growth opportunities

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What is Type A personality?

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Style resulting in continual stress
Personality traits: competitive, impatient, ambitious, hostile

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What is Type B personality?

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Experience lower levels of stress
Persoanlity traits: more relaxed, less hostile, and aggressive

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What is type C personality?

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Particularly vulnerable to stress
Persoanlity traits: positive attitudes but nabe to express or acknowledge negative feelings

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What is the type D personality?

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Distressed, which impacts health
Personality traits: worry, gloomy, socially inhabited

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What are some connections between social support ad stress?

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  • support may increase self confidence when dealing with stressors
  • support may provide a greater sense of control and optimism
  • social feedback may change the stressed individual’s perspective
  • a reassuring presence may reduce arousal and negative emotion that fuel stress reactions
  • more social support seems to correlate with less stress
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What is coping?

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Efforts to manage, reduce, or tolerate stress

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What are some examples of coping?

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Humour - laughter may improve health
meditation - promotes relaxation
Lashing out - psychological or physical
Self-defence - defensive, avoidant behaviours to protect oneself from stress
Self-indulgence - alcohol, drugs, smoking, overreacting

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What is psychoneuroimmunology?

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Studies links between stress, the immune system and health

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What is the immune system?

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Organs, tissues,and cells, that identify and fight bodily invaders (viruses, bacteria, cancer cells)

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What are lymphocytes?

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White blood cells that are key in fighting bacteria and viral invaders

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What is cortisol?

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Stress hormone that loweres immune system functioning

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What are cytokines?

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Chronic cortisol drives up cytokine levels
- leads to long term inflammation which can contribute to heart disease, stroke, and other illnesses

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