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Chapter 8

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)   Disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that attacks immune system and leaves the patient susceptible to unusual infections  
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Behavioral Medicine   A multidisciplinary field concerned with studying and treating the behavioral components of physical illness  
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Biofeedback   Behavioral med treatment uses laboratory equipment to monitor physiological processes (that generally occur outside of conscious awareness) & provide feedback Hypothesized to help patients to gain conscious control over problematic physiological processes  
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Cardiovascular Disease   A group of disorders that affect the heart and circulatory system. Hypertension (high blood pressure) and coronary heart disease are the most important forms of CVD  
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Coronary Heart Disease   A group of diseases of the heart that includes angina pectoris (chest pain) and myocardial infarction (heart attack)  
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Cortisol   Corticosteroid secreted by the adrenal cortex. Cortisol known as “stress hormone” because its release is so closely linked with stress.  
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Cross-Sectional Study   A research design in which subjects are studied only at one point in time. (Contrast with longitudinal study.)  
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Emotion-Focused Coping   A research design in which subjects are studied only at one point in time. (Contrast with longitudinal study)  
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Fight-or-Flight Response   A response to a threat in which psychophysiological reactions mobilize the body to take action against danger  
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General Adaptation Symptom   Selye’s three stages in reaction to stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion  
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Health Behavior   A wide range of activities essential to promoting good health, including positive actions, such as proper diet, and the avoidance of negative activities, such as cigarette smoking  
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Homeostasis   The tendency to maintain a steady state. A familiar concept in biology that also is widely applicable in psychology  
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)   Virus causes AIDS and attacks the immune system, leaving the patient susceptible to infection, neurological complications, and cancers that rarely affect those with normal immune function  
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Longitudinal Study   Type of research design in which subjects are studied over period of time (contrasts with the cross-sectional approach of studying subjects only at one point in time). Longitudinal studies attempt to establish whether hypothesized causes precede their put  
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Problem-Focused Coping   Externally oriented coping in an attempt to change or otherwise control a stressor.  
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Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)   Research on the effects of stress on the functioning of the immune system  
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Resilience   The ability to “bounce back” from adversity despite life stress and emotional distress  
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Sleep-Wake Disorders   Disorders where sleep is the primary complaint  
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Stress   An event that creates physiological or psychological strain for the individual. Stress has been defined differently by various scientists  
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Tend and Befriend   Alt. response to stress hypo'zed to be more common among females. Tending- caring for offspring in way that protects them from harm, also altering the offspring’s neuroendocrine responses in a healthful manner. Befriend- respond to threat w/social affilia  
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Type A Behavior Pattern   Characterological response to challenge that is competitive, hostile, urgent, impatient, and achievement-striving. Linked to an increased risk for coronary heart disease.  
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