Week 18 Flashcards
Adherence
the ability of a patient to maintain a health behaviour prescribed by a physician (medication as prescribed, exercising more, or eating less high-fat food)
Behavioral medicine
integrates psychological factors (e.g., emotion, behaviour, cognition, and social factors) in the treatment of disease (occupational therapy, hypnosis, rehabilitation or medicine, and preventative medicine)
Biofeedback
The process by which physiological signals, not normally available to human perception, are transformed into easy-to-understand graphs or numbers. Individuals can then use this information to try to change bodily functioning (e.g., lower blood pressure, and reduce muscle tension).
Biomedical Model of Health
A reductionist model that posits that ill health is a result of a deviation from normal function, which is explained by the presence of pathogens, injury, or genetic abnormality
Biopsychosocial Model of Health
an approach to studying health and human function that posits the importance of biological, psychological, and social (or environmental) processes.
Chronic disease
A health condition that persists over time, typically for periods longer than three months (e.g., HIV, asthma, diabetes)
Daily hassles
Irritations in daily life that are not necessarily traumatic, but that cause difficulties and repeated stress
Emotion-focused coping
Coping strategy aimed at reducing the negative emotions associated with a stressful event
General Adaptation Syndrome
A three-phase model of stress, which includes a mobilization of physiological resources phase, a coping phase, and an exhaustion phase (i.e., when an organism fails to cope with the stress adequately and depletes its resources)
Health
According to the World Health Organization, it is a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being
Health behavior
Any behavior that is related to health—either good or bad
Hostility
often includes cynical thoughts, feelings of emotion, and aggressive behavior
Mind–body connection
the idea that our emotions and thoughts can affect how our body functions
Problem-focused coping
A set of coping strategies aimed at improving or changing stressful situations
Psychoneuroimmunology
A field of study examining the relationship among psychology, brain function, and immune function