PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Eustress, Optimates, Coronary Artery Disease
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Certain medical illnesses caused by interaction of psychological and biological factors vs biological factors alone. These special illnesses called psychosomatic or psychophysiological diseases. Stress weakens immune response and increases vulnerability to develop of ulcers. A blocking of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that surround heart, carry oxygen to heart muscle) Most cases related to an interaction of psychological factors such as job stress and physiological factors like: Type a personalities more likely to develop coronary heart disease. Type a also known as the coronaryprone personality. Only some type a characteristics strongly related to heart diseass. Adverse events and the stress they produce forces you to confront challenges, adapt to environment, build up strength and resilience. Inoculation: exposing self to smaller level of stress in controlled situation can improve performance in a more stressful situation. Ex talking through what you want to say to your boyfriend to a friend.
