Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 1 VocabVersion en ligne Ch 1 Vocab par Spencer Leon 1 Blunters 2 Health Psychology 3 Type A 4 Psychoneuroimmunology 5 Response efficacy belief 6 Health belief 7 Monitors 8 Perceived control 9 Malignant neoplasms 10 Immunocompetence 11 Subjective norms 12 Cost-gain belief 13 Germ Theory 14 Biopsychosocial approach 15 Gradient of Reinforcement 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 A pattern often found in cardiac patients characterized by time urgency, achievement orientation, and hostility. Something we believe to be true concerning our health Information seekers Belief that a specific behaviour is within one's control Perception that a threat-reducing strategy will work 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 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 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 Extent to which our immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms Information avoiders Miller's explanation of the gradual weakening of a behaviour the further it gets in time from the reinforcement of that behaviour.