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