Unit 5 Mental and Physical Health

Health Psychology

A subfield of psychology that focuses on how biological, psychological, and social factors influence health and illness

Psychoneuroimmunology

The study of the interaction between psychological processes, the nervous system, and the immune system

stress

The body's response to any demand or challenge, which can be physical, mental, or emotional. ​

hypertension

immune supression

eustress

distress

adverse childhood

experiences (ACEs)

stressors

general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

alarm

resistance

fight-flight-freeze response

exhaustion

coronary heart disease

ten-and-befriend theory

catharsis

coping

problem-focused coping

emotion-focused coping

meditation

personal control

learned helplessness

external locus of control

internal locus of control

self-control

positive psychology

well-being

resilience

happiness

subjective well-being

fee-good, do-good phenomenon

adaption-level phenomenon

relative deprivation

gratitude

signature strengths

virtues

character strengths

wisdom

courage

humanity

justice

transcendance

temperance

broaden-and-build theory

aerobic exercise

mindfullness meditation

psychological disorder

dysfunction

distress

stigma

American Psychiatric Association 

Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)  

World Health Organization 

International Classification of Mental Disorders (ICD) 

eclectic approach

behavioral perspective

maladaptive behaviors

psychodynamic perspective

humanistic perspective

cognitive perspective

maladaptive thoughts

evolutionary perspective

sociocultural perspective

maladaptive relationships

biological perspective

medical model

diathesis

biopsychosocial model

diathesis-stress model

epigenetics

neurodevelopmental disorders

autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorder

Psychotic Disorders

Delusions 

Delusions of Persecution

delusions of grandeur

hallucinations

disorganized thinking or speech

word salad

disorganized motor behavior

catatonia

stupor

catatonic stupor

negative symptoms

positive symptoms

flat affect

schizophrenia

acute schizophrenia

chronic schizophrenia

dopamine hypothesis

depressive disorders

major depressive disorder

persistent depressive disorder

bipolar disorders

mania

Depression