PSY 348 Lecture 19: PSY348 Lecture 19
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Most common among adults 25 44: 20% Least common among adults 65 and older: 8. 5: education. Most common among adults with ged: 43% Least common among adults with graduate degree: 5. 4% Health risks and smoking: lung cancer, 4x increase in risk for developing breast cancer, also increases the risk(s) for, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lower birth weight in offspring, erectile dysfunction. Synergistic effects of smoking: boosts the damaging effects of other risk factors, smoking and high cholesterol, smoking and stress. In men: increase heart rate (hr) and reactivity to stress. In women: reduce heart rate but increases blood pressure (bp) as a response to stress: weight and smoking can interact to increase mortality. Thinness + smoking increase mortality: smoking and depression can interact to substantially increase the risk for cancer. Initial experimentation: peer pressure, lack of discipline and monitoring in. Interacting with other smokers school: familial attitude and influences, socioeconomic status.
