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Health Psychology

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The ______ model of illness is represented by alternating periods of either no or many symptoms
cyclic
It is estimated that as many as _______ in ___________ American adults use CAM in the course of a year
one; three
The fight or flight response
involves arousal of the sympathetic nervous system and the endocrine system
____________ is a general propensity to deal with stressful events in a particular way
Coping style
Emotion-focused efforts would be most effective in coping with the worry and stress due to
waiting to hear if your application to graduate school has been accepted
Which of the following is a provider behavior that interferes with provider-patient communication?
all of these
Somaticizers
tend to express distress and conflict through physical symptoms
the tend-and-befriend response to stress
all of these
Kimberly's eye is red and swollen with a white crust around the tear ducts. Kathy has a mole on her stomach that has been there for ten years and in the last few months seems to have grown larger. Who is most likely to see her physician tomorrow?
Kimberly
Coping is considered successful if it
all of these
Explain how the HPA axis is implicated in the physiological response to stress
When a person experiences a stressor that they perceive as a tread, changes occur, including activation of the HPA axis. The physiological pathway involved in the HPA axis includes the cerebral cortex (where perceptions of threat are elevated) which sends a signal to the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus then release corticotropin-releasing hormone which stimulates the pituitary gland to release ACTH which stimulates the adrenal cortex (the outer layer of the adrenal gland) to release cortisol (a type of gluccocorticoid). Hormones are transmitted via the bloodstream. Increased cortisol has a number of effects, including negative effects on health if it's activated too much.
stress
a negative emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical, physiological, cognitive, and behavioral changes
stressor
a stressful event such as noise, the commute to work, death of a family member
Fight or Flight, Cannon found
physiological response mobilizes the organism to attack the threat or flee
Tend-and-Befriend
humans respond to stress with social affiliation and nurturant behavior. women who respond to stress by turning to others
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