PSYC 1002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Jargon, Explanatory Style
3 Feb 2017
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Biopsychosocial model: holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Pre-20th century contagious diseases were the main concern; caused by infectious agents (e. g. smallpox, typhoid fever, diphtheria, yellow fever, malaria, cholera, tuberculosis, & polio) Tamed by improvements in nutrition, public hygiene, sanitation, & medical treatment. Today chronic diseases; develop gradually (e. g. heart disease, cancer, stroke) Health psychology: concerned w/ how psychosocial factors relate to the promotion & maintenance of health, and with the causation, prevention, and treatment of illness. Stress: any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one"s well- being and that thereby tax one"s coping abilities. Major stressors vs. routine hassles: cumulative nature of stress, cognitive appraisals. Ch 13: stress, coping, and health: cumulative nature of stress. Acute stressors: threatening events that have a relatively short duration and a clear endpoint. Chronic stressors: threatening events that have a relatively long duration and no readily apparent time limit.
