PSYC 1160 Study Guide - Final Guide: Coronary Artery Disease, Hiv, Aids

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1160
• Professor: Ken Cramer

Document Summary

. acupuncture: ancient chinese practice of inserting thin needles into more than 2000 points in the body to alter energy forces believed to run through the body. 3. aerobic exercise: exercise that promotes the use of oxygen in the body. 4. aids (acquired immune deficiency syndrome): a life-threatening, incurable, yet treatable condition in which the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) attacks and damages the immune system. 5. alarm: reaction involving the excitation of the autonomic nervous system, the discharge of the stress hormone adrenalin, and the physical symptoms of anxiety. 6. alternative medicine: health care practices and products used in place of conventional medicine. 7. antibodies: proteins that stick to the surface of invaders, slow their progress, and attract other proteins that destroy the foreign organisms. 9. atherosclerosis: caused by the collection of cholesterol on the artery walls, narrowing and blocking the coronary arteries; associated with an inflammatory response in the artery walls and can lead to chest pain and deterioration/death of heart tissue.