PSY 382 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
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Around 1920, life expectancies increased partially
due to vaccines being introduced.
Due to longer life spans, people have a longer time
to develop things such as cancer or heart disease.
Other reasons for increased longevity
Reasons for increased - Decreased infant mortality
lifespans after 1900/1920 - Better nutrition
- Water filtration/chlorination
- Improved sewage systems
- Pasteurized milk
- Universal education
- Housing improvements
- Anti Poverty programs
- Reduction in smoking
Masculinity tells them not to go for check ups or if
they have a pain
Why are women
predicted to live longer?
When a man is married, this gap between men and
women closes.
, Can't get time off, difficult to schedule appointments
Why do higher classes
have a higher life
More difficult to get to appointments if taking the
expectancy?
bus, walking, etc
Higher average incomes
Better access to quality healthcare through jobs with
full benefits
More informed consumers of health information
Why do the educated (diseases, treatment options)
have a higher life Less likely to smoke
expectancy? Less likely to use recreational drugs/substances
More likely to eat a low-fat diet
More likely to exercise
Exposure to others with similar educational status
(health knowledge, attitudes, habits)
More liberal leaning areas support wider access to
Politics on life healthcare, help for the homeless, disabled, etc.
expectancy Therefore, people have easier access to healthcare
and have higher life expectancies.
Biomedical model defined health by the absence of disease
Developed by George Engel in 1977
Health is not absence of disease but a positive
condition
A person without disease is not necessarily healthy
Could have unhealthy habits, poor social support,
Biopsychosocial model
high stress, poor coping, avoid preventative medical
care, engage in risky behavior
They don't have a "disease", but unhealthy behavior
raises risk of future disease
Focus is on biological factors AND psychological
and social factors
, Showed social factors in the development of
disease
All participants given nasal squirt of cold virus
Housed in controlled environment (hotel room)
COHEN'S COLD VIRUS
EXPERIMENTS What differentiated those who got a cold vs. those
who didn't?
- Fewer recent stressful experiences
- Better sleep habits
- Experience more positive emotions
- More sociable
- More diverse social networks
What are the 3 Stress response: the physiological, emotional, and
components of the stress cognitive response to a stressor(s)
response?
What are the two systems Sympathetic Nervous System
involved in the stress Neuroendocrine System
response?
How do the sympathetic When the SNS activates, the function of the PNS
and parasympathetic decreases
nervous systems work in Vice versa: as PNS activates, the SNS becomes less
tandem together? active
Three key hormones in the stress response are
3 main hormones driving
cortisol, epinephrine (aka adrenaline), and
the stress response
norepinephrine
1. Raises blood sugar to provide energy to cells
energy to fight/flee
2. Has anti-inflammatory effects natural defense
against swelling from injuries
CORTISOL
3. Blood test for cortisol can measure stress, levels
peak 20- 40 min after stressor
People produce different amounts of cortisol-
making them more susceptible to stress
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Terms in this set (86)
Around 1920, life expectancies increased partially
due to vaccines being introduced.
Due to longer life spans, people have a longer time
to develop things such as cancer or heart disease.
Other reasons for increased longevity
Reasons for increased - Decreased infant mortality
lifespans after 1900/1920 - Better nutrition
- Water filtration/chlorination
- Improved sewage systems
- Pasteurized milk
- Universal education
- Housing improvements
- Anti Poverty programs
- Reduction in smoking
Masculinity tells them not to go for check ups or if
they have a pain
Why are women
predicted to live longer?
When a man is married, this gap between men and
women closes.
, Can't get time off, difficult to schedule appointments
Why do higher classes
have a higher life
More difficult to get to appointments if taking the
expectancy?
bus, walking, etc
Higher average incomes
Better access to quality healthcare through jobs with
full benefits
More informed consumers of health information
Why do the educated (diseases, treatment options)
have a higher life Less likely to smoke
expectancy? Less likely to use recreational drugs/substances
More likely to eat a low-fat diet
More likely to exercise
Exposure to others with similar educational status
(health knowledge, attitudes, habits)
More liberal leaning areas support wider access to
Politics on life healthcare, help for the homeless, disabled, etc.
expectancy Therefore, people have easier access to healthcare
and have higher life expectancies.
Biomedical model defined health by the absence of disease
Developed by George Engel in 1977
Health is not absence of disease but a positive
condition
A person without disease is not necessarily healthy
Could have unhealthy habits, poor social support,
Biopsychosocial model
high stress, poor coping, avoid preventative medical
care, engage in risky behavior
They don't have a "disease", but unhealthy behavior
raises risk of future disease
Focus is on biological factors AND psychological
and social factors
, Showed social factors in the development of
disease
All participants given nasal squirt of cold virus
Housed in controlled environment (hotel room)
COHEN'S COLD VIRUS
EXPERIMENTS What differentiated those who got a cold vs. those
who didn't?
- Fewer recent stressful experiences
- Better sleep habits
- Experience more positive emotions
- More sociable
- More diverse social networks
What are the 3 Stress response: the physiological, emotional, and
components of the stress cognitive response to a stressor(s)
response?
What are the two systems Sympathetic Nervous System
involved in the stress Neuroendocrine System
response?
How do the sympathetic When the SNS activates, the function of the PNS
and parasympathetic decreases
nervous systems work in Vice versa: as PNS activates, the SNS becomes less
tandem together? active
Three key hormones in the stress response are
3 main hormones driving
cortisol, epinephrine (aka adrenaline), and
the stress response
norepinephrine
1. Raises blood sugar to provide energy to cells
energy to fight/flee
2. Has anti-inflammatory effects natural defense
against swelling from injuries
CORTISOL
3. Blood test for cortisol can measure stress, levels
peak 20- 40 min after stressor
People produce different amounts of cortisol-
making them more susceptible to stress
