PSY 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Environmental Psychology, Cardiovascular Disease, Health Psychology
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The mind-body connection: behavioural medicine: an interdisciplinary approach to medical treatment that integrates behavioural, medical, and social knowledge to increase life expectancy and enhance quality of life, health psychology: the psychologically based aspect of behavioural medicine. Fight or flight: fight-or-flight response: a physiological response to stressors, triggered by the amygdala, in which the body becomes prepared for action. General adaption syndrome: general adaption syndrome (gas): a response to stress that has three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Alternate stress responses: sometimes stress causes people to withdraw, withdrawal allows people to avoid stressors but isn"t always the best way of resolving stressful issues or improving mental well-being. Stress and the heart: heart disease and stress are closely related. Heart disease and personality: type a: a personality type characterized by a competitive, impatient, verbally aggressive, easily angered nature, type b: a personality type characterized by an easygoing, relaxed nature. Stress and the immune system: stress weakens your immune system.
