Chapter 9

Question 1

Angina

Answer 1

chest pain or discomfort when your heart muscle doen’t get enough oxygen-rich blood

Question 2

Health disparities in CVD

Answer 2

• CVD occurs in men and women of African ancestry at an earlier age than in Caucasians
• low SES

Question 3

Medical Management of CVD

Answer 3

• Important to restore blood flow to the heart in the short term
• patients must develop behaviours which will prevent another blocking i.e. change of diet, physical activity …`

Question 4

Acute Stressors

Answer 4

shorter duration but strong intensity

Question 5

chronic stressors

Answer 5

longer duration and may be intermittent or continuous

Question 6

Type A, D and B personality

Answer 6

• Type A individuals are competitive high achievers who display anger and hostility and tend to be engaged in multiple tasks
• Type B personalities describe as lacking drive and a competitive nature. Aspects of personality consistently related to both CVD onset and prognosis are anger and hostility
• Type D personality referring to people who display both a high level of negative affect and social inhibition

Question 7

Vitality

Answer 7

a positive emotional state associated with a renewable sense of enthusiasm and energy
- people who have “vitality” have effective coping skills and can regulate their emotions in response to stress.

Question 8

The Sertraline Antidepressant and Heart Attack Randomized Trial

Answer 8

• conducted across seven countries, including the US and Canada
• half were given SSRIs
  Sertraline was more effective than a placebo in depressive patients

Question 9

talk therapy

Answer 9

structural interventions of short duration involve the interaction between a client and a trained therapist for the purpose of addressing the underlying factors that contribute to anxiety or mood disorders