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