Chapter 10 Psych

The field of psychological science concerned with the events that affect physical well being

a positive state that includes striving for optimal health

a model of health that integrates the effects of biological, behavior, and social factors on health and illness

a drug or treatment, unrelated to the particular problem of the person who receives it, may make the recipient feel better because the person believes the drug or treatment is effective

a pattern of behavioral and physiological responses to events that match or exceed an organism's abilities to respond

an environmental event or stimulus that threatens an organism

any response an organism makes to avoid, escape from, or minimize an aversive stimulus

the biological response system responsible for the stress response

• physiological response to deal with danger:
• 1. heart rate increase/breathing heavy/sweat
• 2. blood from the skin goes towards the brain and other organs
• 3. autonomic processes such as food disgestion are stopped temporarily

females' tendency to protect and care for their offspring and form social alliances rather than flee or fight in response to threat

a hormone that is important for mothers in bonding to newborns

specialized white blood cells known as B and T cells and natural killer cells that make up the immune system

the body's mechanism for dealing with invading microorganisms, such as allergens, bacteria, and viruses

• (Seyle) Three stages of physiological response to stress
• 1. Alarm:fight or flight
• 2. Resistance:body maximizes defenses, increase in immune system
• 3. Exhaust: systems fail

competitive, achievement, agression, impatience, etc

relaxed, noncompetitive, easygoing, accomodating

When people are continually stressed, they are unable to return to bodily states that characterize normal stress levels

part of the coping process that involves making decisions about whether a stimulus is stressful, benign, or irrelevant

Part of the coping process during which people evaluate their options and choose coping behaviors

people try to prevent having an emotional repsonse to a stressor

peple take direct steps to confront or minimize a stressor

ratio of body weight to height, used to measure obesity

eating disorder characterized by an excessive fear of becoming fat and thus refusal to eat

eating disorder characterized by dieting, binge eating, and purging

the qualitiy of a person's social relationships

the idea that other people can provide direct support in helping individuals cope with stressful events