PSY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Prediabetes, Interleukin, Stress Management
17 Dec 2019
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Behaviour: our health is determined by many things, our behaviour is the biggest determinant. Interpretation: e. g. , patient may treat regimen as advice/opinion rather than. I want to relax more : the lesson, specify, so that you can measure, learn, test. Clean up the vessels: glucose metabolism, need blood sugar to reach cells. Inflammation (myocarditis, pericarditis: congenital heart disease/structure defects (~1% of canadian babies) Psychological/behavioral risk factors: smoking, leading behavioral risk factor for cvd, biggest overall risk factor = hypertension, smokers are 3 times more likely to suffer a heart attack, quitting smoking helps decrease risk. In part: waking and becoming active shortly after dreaming increases bp. Increase your oxygen efficiency: reduce the amount of work your heart has to do, decrease sympathetic arousal. Increase responsivity of heart to restive-state needs: all in the span of one school term, what is worse for heart health
