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behavioral medicine an interdisciplinary field that integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and applies that knowledge to health and disease
health psychology a subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine
stress the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging
general adaptation syndrome (GAS) Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three stages -alarm, resistance, exhaustion
coronary heart disease the clogging of the vessels that nourish the hear mscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries
Type A (personality) Friedman and Rosenman's term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggresive, and anger-prone people.
Type B Friedman and Rosenman's term for easygoing, relaxed people
psychophysiolgical illness literally, "mind-body" illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches.
B lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections
T lymphocytes (white blood cell) formed in thymus and attacks cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances
aerobic excercise sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; may also alleviate depression and anxiety
biofeedback a system for electronically recording; amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subte physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension
complementary and alternative medicine unproven health care treatments not taught widely in med. schools, not used in hospitals, and not usually reimbursed by insurance companies

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Created December 17, 2007
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  1. psychophysiolgical illness → literally, "mind-body" illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches. - 14 misses
  2. complementary and alternative medicine → unproven health care treatments not taught widely in med. schools, not used in hospitals, and not usually reimbursed by insurance companies - 11 misses
  3. behavioral medicine → an interdisciplinary field that integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and applies that knowledge to health and disease - 10 misses
  4. general adaptation syndrome (GAS) → Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three stages -alarm, resistance, exhaustion - 8 misses
  5. Type A (personality) → Friedman and Rosenman's term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggresive, and anger-prone people. - 7 misses
  6. health psychology → a subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine - 6 misses
  7. aerobic excercise → sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; may also alleviate depression and anxiety - 4 misses