Health & Psychology
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- What is health psychology?
- It studies the link between psychological variables & health.
- List the 3 symptom areas.
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1. Physiological [body alteration]
2. Behavioral [actions]
3. Cognitive [thinking] - Describe the preoccupation theme of addiction.
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-thinking about it.
-reliving past events.
-plannig the next event. - What is tolerance?
- You need more of the thing to achieve desired result.
- Describe the disturbances in daily living theory.
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W---Work
S---School/Social
P---Personal - Describe dependency.
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-substance use
-long term use - Describe abuse.
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-Use/behavior resulting in negative consequences.
-occurs before dependency. - What are the 3 problems areas?
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1. Biological-may produce endorphins.
2. Psychological-reinforces learned behavior.
3. Social-done w/others? done to avoid others? - Describe the 2 points of the Health Belief Model.
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1. Perception of threat (of a health problem)
2. Pros & cons (of taking action) - Describe the Perceived Threat Influences.
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-more serious->more likely to take action.
-susceptible or not??
-cues to action-messages from environment. - Describe the Pros vs. Cons of Action.
- -Likely to change behavior if there are more benefits.
- Describe the treatment of an addiction.
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-abstinence from thing.
-restructuring social environment.
-denial
-change in how family & friends deal w/ behavior.