PSY 1102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Coronary Artery Disease, Email Spam, Cerebral Cortex

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: all

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Intro: psychological states cause physical reactions, prolonged stress, together with unhealthy behaviours, can increase risk for today"s four leading causes of serious illness and death -- heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lung disease. 9/11 -- 2/3 of americans surveyed by university of michigan researchers said. Friedman and rosenman (1974) devised two personality types aggressive, and anger-prone people. Type a is a term used for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally more likely to develop heart problems more physiologically reactive pessimistic adult men are twice as likely to develop heart disease over a 10-year period. Type b refers to easygoing, relaxed people: stress and the heart o vessels that nourish the heart muscle o depression also increases risks of death; develop further heart problems. Aids acquired through exchange of bodily fluids such as semen and blood. 1/3 of those who try cigarettes become hooked, a higher addiction rate than for heroin smoker becomes dependent.