Unit 8.5 Psychology

Question 0

General adaption syndrome

Answer 0

Selye’s concept of the body’s adaptive response to stress in three phases- alarm,mr existence, and exhaustion

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging

Question 2

Tend-and-befriend response

Answer 2

Under stress, people often provide support to others and bond with and seek support from others

Question 3

Psychophysiological illness

Answer 3

Mind body illness or any stress related physical illness such as hypertension and headaches

Question 4

Psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 4

The study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health

Question 5

Lymphocytes

Answer 5

The two types of white blood cells that are part of the body’s immune system
B and T

Question 6

Coronary heart disease

Answer 6

The clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle it’s the leading cause of death in many developed countries

Question 7

Type A

Answer 7

Friedman and Rosenman’s term for competitive, hard driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger prone people

Question 8

Type B

Answer 8

Friedman and Rosenman’s term for easygoing, relaxed people