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