Ch.14 Flashcards
Osteoporosis
Disease in which bones become porous like honeycombs an extremely easy to break
Selective estrogen receptor modulator’s
Compounds that have estrogen like effects on some tissues and estrogen blocking affects other tissues
Osteoarthritis
A bone disease marked by gradual onset and progression of joint pain and disability with minor signs of inflammation
Rheumatoid arthritis
A more destructive joint disease and osteoarthritis that only affects joints causing stiffness and pain
Climacteric
Loss of the ability to bear children which usually begins in the 40s and is completed by age 50 or 55
estrogen related symptoms
Symptoms associated with the Climacteric and menopause including hot flashes night sweats vaginal dryness’s and your leakage that are due to drop in estrogen
Somatic symptoms
Changes related to the climacteric and menopause unrelated to changes and estrogen such as difficulty sleeping headaches rapid heartbeat and sickness or soreness and joints neck or shoulders
Stress and coping paradigm
Dominant framework used to study stress
Type a behaviour pattern
Ongoing displays of intense competitiveness, anger, hostility, restlessness, aggression and impatience
Take B behaviour pattern
Display of noncompetitive personality, lack of progression and patience
Practical intelligence
Skills and knowledge necessary for people to function in everyday life
Encapsulation
Result of the processes of thinking becoming connected with the products of thinking
Processes of thinking
Information processing, memory, fluid intelligence
Products of thinking
Product supplied to thinking expertise
Neuroticism
Dimensions of personality that refers to the extent that individuals tend to be anxious hostile self-conscious depressed impulsive and vulnerable