Psych & Health

Question 1

What is stress? Frustration? Acculturative stress?

Answer 1

process whereby an individual perceives and responds to events that they appraise as overwhelming or threatening to their well-being

Question 2

Explain the general adaptation syndrome.

Answer 2

, the body’s nonspecific physiological response to stress.
consists of three stages:
(1) alarm reaction,
(2) stage of resistance,
(3) stage of exhaustion

Question 3

How does stress impact our health? (be able to include Type A behavior pattern, traumatic stressors, stress and the endocrine system, immune system & physical illnesses etc)

Question 4

Be able to discuss psychological factors in physical illness

Question 5

Risk factors for cancer, heart disease and STD’s

Question 6

Identify psychological moderators of stress

Question 7

What is traumatic stress? PTSD? Be able to discuss/explain examples of stress and trauma as addressed in class and the textbook

Question 8

What is ACES?

Answer 8

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Question 9

What is “health equity” and how does it relate to psychology? Be able to provide examples and discuss how psychological forces affect our health?

Question 10

What are the elements of the model of cultural influences on health and disease?

Question 11

Be able to discuss any other examples and issues regarding Health Psychology covered in class