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