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