PSYC 2235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Lung Cancer
18 Nov 2016
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Psyc 2235 - lecture 16 - physical and cognitive development in middle adulthood. Quality of life remains relatively high and stable. Functionality begins to decline with increased prevalence and intensity of chronic diseases and disabilities. Health habits and risky behaviour from the past starts to catch up. Health trends: aches and pains, unhappy with one"s body, life expectancy is still high, high rate of disease and disability, chronic diseases and conditions, disease-related death increases. The telegraph newspaper: bad habits can reduce lifespan by 23 years. Cardiovascular disease (cvd: physical problems, atherosclerosis. Development of plaque: heart attack or stroke, number one cause of death in mid-aged adults, between 1956 and 2002, cvd has decreased by 70, risks are cumulative, not just additive, personal and health. Type a personality: greater risk of coronary heart disease; competitive achievement striving, a sense of urgency, sometimes hostile and aggressive. Type d personality: chronic pattern of emotional distress combined with tendency to suppress negative emotions.
