E PSY 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Adjustment Disorder, Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychoneuroimmunology
10 May 2020
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Senescence: the natural physical decline brought about by aging. Stress: the physical and emotional response to events that threaten or challenge us. Psychoneuroimmunology (pni): the study of the relationship among the brain, the immune system, and psychological factors. Primary appraisal: the assessment of an event to determine whether its implications are positive, negative, or neutral. Secondary appraisal: the assessment of whether one"s coping abilities and resources are adequate to overcome the harm, threat, or challenge posed by the potential stressor. Psychosomatic disorders: medical problems caused by the interaction of psychological, emotional, and physical difficulties. Coping: the effort to control, reduce, or learn to tolerate the threats that lead to stress. Defensive coping: coping that involves unconscious strategies that distort or deny the true nature of a situation. Hardiness: a personality characteristic associated with a lower rate of stress- related illness. Postformal thought: thinking that acknowledges that adult predicaments must sometimes be solved in relativistic terms.
