Stress Management ch 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 psychosomatic | the interaction of the mind and body in the disease process |
| anxiety | an uneasy feeling of nonspecific origin |
| panic attack | discrete periods of intense fear that come on suddenly |
| panic disorder | a condition in which a person suffers from frequent panic attacks |
| acute stress disorder | characterized by rapid development of anxiety, disassociation, and other symptoms following a traumatic stressor |
| post-traumatic stress disorder/PTSD | persistant form of acute stress disorder |
| hypertension | another name for high blood pressure exceeding 140/190 |
| arrhythmias | irregular heart rhythms |
| artherosclerosis | buildup of plaques on the inner walls of arteries |
| endothelium | squamus tissue that lines the walls of the heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels |
| plaques | accumulations of fat and cholesterol on the endothelium |
| arteriosclerosis | general term for degenerative changes in the arteries that lead to decreased elasticity and blood flow |
| immunosuppressive effect | anything that slows down or interferes with the correct immune response |
| psychoneuroimmunology | field that studies the effects of stressful emotions on immune functioning |
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