Chapter 13b: Psych of Illness and Health

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what is the sickenss response?

It is a coordinated, adaptive set of reactions to illness organized by the brain. It makes you withdraw and conserve energy.

What are cytokines?

They are proteins that circulate through the body and are released as an immune response to infections.

Can stress prompt a sickness response?

Yes, It can prompt a sickness response.

What type of mental illness seems to recruit the brains sickness response?

Severe Depression recruits it.

what do people with a higher paintolerance slow at rocognizing?

they are slower at recognizing illness.

what does it mean to have a high pain tolerance?

That some people are particularly slow at recognizing illness or pain.

What is a sick role?

It is a socially recognized set of rights and obligations linked with illness. (Often you are absolved of responsibility for certain obligations)

What is malingering?

It is to befeigning medical or psychological symptoms to achieve something they want.

What is physician empathy?

Basically the best physician treats the patients minds as well as the patients body.

What are two factors that influence personal health?

1. health relevant personality traits

2. Health behavior.

what is true about optimism regarding psychological health?

It seems to aid in the maintenance of psychological health in the face of physical health problems.

is it possible for pessimists to ever hope to gain any of the advantages of optimism?

They can gain advantages of optimism if they work at it.

What is Hardiness?

People who are thick-skinned, take stress or abuse that can be devestating to others.

What are 3 common traits of being “Hardy”?

1. Commitment

2. Control

3. Challenge

What is Commitment?

an ability to become invovled in lifes tasks and encounters rather than jsut dabbling.

What is Control?

The expectation that their actions and words have a casual influence over their lives and environment.

What is Challenge?

Undertaking change and accepting opportunities for growth.

What is self-regulation?

The excerise of voluntary control over the self to bring the self into line with preferred standards.

what is the illusion of unique vulnerability?

A systematic bias toward believing that they are less likely to fall victim to the problem than others.