Relacionar Columnas PSYC 365 Ch 1 VocabVersión en línea Ch 1 Vocab por Spencer Leon 1 Malignant neoplasms 2 Blunters 3 Health belief 4 Response efficacy belief 5 Psychoneuroimmunology 6 Monitors 7 Subjective norms 8 Germ Theory 9 Type A 10 Gradient of Reinforcement 11 Biopsychosocial approach 12 Health Psychology 13 Immunocompetence 14 Cost-gain belief 15 Perceived control Beliefs regarding what others think we should do and the extent to which we are motivated to go along with these people Something we believe to be true concerning our health Information seekers Cancerous growths that may be treated by radiation and chemical therapy Belief that a specific behaviour is within one's control Miller's explanation of the gradual weakening of a behaviour the further it gets in time from the reinforcement of that behaviour. A pattern often found in cardiac patients characterized by time urgency, achievement orientation, and hostility. A model that suggests that biological, psychological, and social factors are all involved in any given state of health or illness Discovery that many illnesses are caused by the activity of microorganisms, such as bacteria The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system. Compilation of all that psychology has to offer to the diagnosis and treatment of illness as well as to people’s attempts to maintain health and well-being Extent to which our immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms Information avoiders Assessment of the costs associated with a course of action compared to the benefit of the individual's health Perception that a threat-reducing strategy will work