PSYC 314 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Systematic Desensitization, Cancer, Metastasis
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Switch from avoidance to active problem-focused approaches. * adapting to high-mortality illness risk of their conditions getting worse or increasing their knowledge about their care. Gain sense of control over their illnesses by engaging in activities that reduce. Restore their self-esteem by comparing with less fortunate people. * three avenues to the link between negative emotions and heart disease. * conflicts and disruption as divorce or separation (increase) * first nations -> type 2 diabetes -> heart disease. * deaths high in russia than french and japan. * high anxiety in first day or two of coronary care. Less healthful lifestyles when they experience negative emotions. Negative emotions have physiological effects that promote heart disease. Shared genetic factors increase vulnerability to both heart disease and negative emotions (positive traits as optimism -> less likely suffer coronary disease) * men > women attribute heart attacks to dietary and exercise patterns. First month = higher-than-normal anxiety and depression.
