PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Peptic Ulcer, Cortisol, Catecholamine
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Biopsychosocial model of disease the idea that the causes and effects of disease are a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors. That diseases are caused by the mind or by negative thoughts. The failing to get better is the fault of your own thinking or you doctor. That positive thinking can prevent or cure diseases, such as cancer. Shuts down liver, digestion, and kidney function. Type-a personality: described as ambitious and driven, but also controlling and very hostile and aggressive. Short-term stress can aid your immune system: it can prepare your immune system to fight an infection. Long-term stress, cortisol suspends the proper functioning of your immune system. Coronary heart disease bring blood to the heart, eventually leading to a heart attack. Peptic ulcer the lesion in the stomach lining that causes significant pain and discomfort. Norepinephrine stimulates cell growth and therefore can speed up the growth of cancer cells.
