Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Coronary Circulation, Coronary Artery Disease, Type A And Type B Personality Theory
20 Oct 2017
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More tha(cid:374) a(cid:374)y ti(cid:373)e i(cid:374) history, people"s health is likely to (cid:271)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)pro(cid:373)ised (cid:271)y su(cid:272)h (cid:272)hro(cid:374)i(cid:272) diseases conditions that develop across many years rather than by contagious diseases, those caused by specific infectious agents. The three leading chronic diseases include heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Biopsychosocial model holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Health psychology concerned with how psychosocial factors relate to the promotion and maintenance of health and with the causation, prevention, and treatment of illness. Coronary heart disease results from a reduction in blood flow through the coronary arteries, which supply the heart with blood. Established risk factors for coronary disease include smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol levels, and high blood pressure. Cardiovascular diseases kill women just as much as men. Swelling and reddening of arteries in the heart plays a key role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis.
