Perceived control
Blunters
Psychoneuroimmunology
Biopsychosocial approach
Health belief
Monitors
Gradient of Reinforcement
Germ Theory
Cost-gain belief
Response efficacy belief
Health Psychology
Subjective norms
Immunocompetence
Type A
Malignant neoplasms
The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system.
Extent to which our immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms
Information avoiders
Something we believe to be true concerning our health
Perception that a threat-reducing strategy will work
Belief that a specific behaviour is within one's control
Beliefs regarding what others think we should do and the extent to which we are motivated to go along with these people
A model that suggests that biological, psychological, and social factors are all involved in any given state of health or illness
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.
Discovery that many illnesses are caused by the activity of microorganisms, such as bacteria
Information seekers
Assessment of the costs associated with a course of action compared to the benefit of the individual's health
Cancerous growths that may be treated by radiation and chemical therapy
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
