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