Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 1 VocabVersion en ligne Ch 1 Vocab par Spencer Leon 1 Health belief 2 Immunocompetence 3 Monitors 4 Malignant neoplasms 5 Response efficacy belief 6 Perceived control 7 Psychoneuroimmunology 8 Subjective norms 9 Type A 10 Gradient of Reinforcement 11 Biopsychosocial approach 12 Health Psychology 13 Germ Theory 14 Blunters 15 Cost-gain belief 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 Something we believe to be true concerning our health The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system. 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 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 avoiders Beliefs regarding what others think we should do and the extent to which we are motivated to go along with these people 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 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