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SPSC 2252
Contempary Health issues
Question | Answer |
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Belief | Appraisal to between a relationship to an object,actions or idea |
Attitude | Stabel set of beliefs, feelings behaviours in relation to someone |
Theory of Reasoned action | Our intentions generate our BEHAVIOURS |
Situtional Inducement | Using Situations to help control our behaviours |
Complusion | Obsessive actions with a behaviour or substance and a overwhemling need to have it |
Stress | Any physical or mental response to demands placed on us |
Stressor | Physical social or mental event or condition that cause our bodys to adjust to it |
Emotions | The "feeling" part in psychosocial health |
Social bonds | being able to link to society |
Anxiety disorders | feelings of threat and anxiety in coping with everyday problems |
Phobia | Deep persistant fear of an object, activty or situation |
Factors influencing behaviour | Predisposing,Enabling,Reinforceing |
Spontaneous Remission | Dissapreance of a symptons without any treatment |
Relative Risk | risk of developing a disease when exposed to something to the risk of not getting it when not exposed. |
What does it take to be Psychologically healthy | -Ability to adapt to social situations-Be likeable friendly-open to new things-maintain social control-self control, needs to achieve |
Prochaskas stages | PrecontemplationContemplationPrepartionActionMaintenanceTermination |
Psychoneuroimmunology | science of interactions between mind/body |
What System is responsible for stress arousal | Sympathetic nervous system |
Adrenocorticotrophic horomone (ACTH) | stimulates the adrenal glands to secrete cortisol |