PSY 604 Study Guide - Osteoporosis, Asthma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
30 Apr 2012
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Biopsychosocial model: holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Health psychology: concerned with how psychosocial factors relate to the promotion and maintenance of health and with the causation, prevention, and treatment of illness. Stress can be caused by major issues such as natural disasters. Stress can also be caused by small events throughout the day such as shopping for gifts, waiting in line, etc. A major stressful event (ex divorce) can trigger minor stressful events (ex: finding a lawyer) Minor stress can result in significant harmful effects on mental and physical health (minor stress does not always mean minor effects) Stress adds up; routine stress such as homework and a job can be minor individually, but collectively add up and create greater strain. Appraisal: stress lies in the eye of the beholder:
