Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 1 VocabVersion en ligne Ch 1 Vocab par Spencer Leon 1 Biopsychosocial approach 2 Health Psychology 3 Cost-gain belief 4 Blunters 5 Gradient of Reinforcement 6 Germ Theory 7 Response efficacy belief 8 Malignant neoplasms 9 Subjective norms 10 Perceived control 11 Health belief 12 Type A 13 Immunocompetence 14 Monitors 15 Psychoneuroimmunology 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 model that suggests that biological, psychological, and social factors are all involved in any given state of health or illness Information avoiders Extent to which our immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system. 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. 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 Belief that a specific behaviour is within one's control Something we believe to be true concerning our health A pattern often found in cardiac patients characterized by time urgency, achievement orientation, and hostility. Information seekers Perception that a threat-reducing strategy will work