Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 1 VocabVersion en ligne Ch 1 Vocab par Spencer Leon 1 Cost-gain belief 2 Biopsychosocial approach 3 Type A 4 Health belief 5 Gradient of Reinforcement 6 Malignant neoplasms 7 Blunters 8 Health Psychology 9 Response efficacy belief 10 Subjective norms 11 Germ Theory 12 Perceived control 13 Immunocompetence 14 Psychoneuroimmunology 15 Monitors The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system. Assessment of the costs associated with a course of action compared to the benefit of the individual's health A model that suggests that biological, psychological, and social factors are all involved in any given state of health or illness Discovery that many illnesses are caused by the activity of microorganisms, such as bacteria Extent to which our immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms Belief that a specific behaviour is within one's control Cancerous growths that may be treated by radiation and chemical therapy Information seekers Miller's explanation of the gradual weakening of a behaviour the further it gets in time from the reinforcement of that behaviour. Beliefs regarding what others think we should do and the extent to which we are motivated to go along with these people Something we believe to be true concerning our health Compilation of all that psychology has to offer to the diagnosis and treatment of illness as well as to people’s attempts to maintain health and well-being Perception that a threat-reducing strategy will work Information avoiders A pattern often found in cardiac patients characterized by time urgency, achievement orientation, and hostility.