PSYC 3170 Lecture 13: lecture 13
13 Dec 2017
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Quality of life - degree of excellence in one"s life: effective long-term coping is related to having psychological resources to appropriate coping strategies, heavy use of avoidance is related to poor adaptation. Impacts of different chronic conditions: asthma, what is asthma, clinical characteristics, a respiratory disorder involving bouts of impaired breathing due to inflamed and obstructed airways, asthma statistics, 6% of the population suffers from asthma, prevalence higher in children. 1/4th childhood asthma gone by adulthood: about 4,000 asthmatics die due to attacks each year. Death rates for children higher in african americans: leading cause of short-term disability in us. Personal factors - respiratory infections; anger or anxiety. Environmental conditions - air pollution, pollen, or cold temperature. 2. 5 million in u. s. , 180k new cases a year. Many are undiagnosed and untreated: 1/3 of epileptics experience first seizure before age 20, risk factors. Quadriplegia/tetraplegia - paralysis resulting from spinal cord damage in the neck region.
