PSYC 357 Chapter Notes -Coronary Artery Disease, Prostate Cancer, Cerebrovascular Disease

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 357
• Professor: Dagmar Bernstein

Document Summary

Psyc 357 ch 5 (108-128): health and prevention: diseases of the cardiovascular system: affect heart and arteries, cardiac and cerebrovascular conditions: In normal aging process fat and other substances accumulate in walls of arteries (artherosclerosis) at abnormally high rate to point where they substantially reduce the width of the arteries. Arteriorsclerosis= general term for thickening and hardening of arteries (occurs to some degree in normal aging) Atherogenesis: refers to stimulation and acceleration of atherosclerosis. Hypertension= disease in which person suffers chronic high bp(greater than. 140/90 systolic/diastolic: changes in arteries associated w/atherosclerosis thought to be due to damaging effects of hypertension. Congestive heart failure: heart unable to pump enough blood to meet needs of body"s other organs (blood flows slower and slower causing blod returning thru heart to back up in veins) Cerebrovascular disease= circulation disorders of brain: may lead to cerebrovascular accident (stroke/brain attack) where artery leading to brain bursts or is clogged, larger area deprived of blood, more damage.