Psych Chapter 10

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, behavioral, and social factors on health and illness

a drug or treatment, unrelated to the particular problem of the person who recieves 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 stimuli that threatens an organism

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

the biological system responsible for the stress response

the physiological preparedness of animals to deal with danger

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 with their newborns

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

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

a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, achievement orientation, aggressiveness, hostility, restlessness, inability to relax and impatience with others

a pattern of behavior characterized by relaxed, noncompetative, easygoing, and accommodating behavior

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

a type of coping in which people try to prevent having an emotional response to a stressor

a type of coping in which people take direct steps to confront or minimize a stressor

a ration of body weight to height, used to measure obesity

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

an eating disorder characterized by dieting, binge eating, and purging

the quality of a person's social relationships

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