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Health Psychology-Unit 3

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Decks in this class (17)

A1- defining health and stress
Psychological definitions
25  cards
A1- defining addiction
What is an addiction 1,
What can you become addicted to 2,
What can addiction be 3
21  cards
A2- biological influence-applying to health psychology
Can illnesses be inherited 1,
What do some people inherit 2,
Example of triggers 3
13  cards
A2- behaviourist influence- applying to health psychology
Healthy behaviours 1,
Unhealthy behaviours 2,
The role of cues and health relat...
16  cards
A2-social learning approach- applying to health psychology
Social learning theory 1,
Relation to health 2,
Who are people likely to imitate 3
11  cards
A2- cognitive approach- applying to health psychology
Assumption of cognitive approach 1,
How does this relate to health ps...,
Example 3
13  cards
A3- Theories- the health belief model
Who created this model 1,
What is it 2,
The essence of the model can be s...
15  cards
A3- Theories- locus of control
Who proposed the concept of locus...,
What does locus of control mean 2,
What does it mean by internal 3
12  cards
A3-Theories- theory of planned behaviour
What does this theory state 1,
Who created this model 2,
Personal attitudes 3
10  cards
A3-theories- self efficacy theory
Efficacy 1,
What did bandura suggest 2,
People with high self efficacy 3
12  cards
A3- transtheoretical model- Theories
What are the 5 stages of the tran...,
Precontemplation 2,
Contemplation 3
8  cards
B1- stress (major life events)
What is stress 1,
What are the things that cause us...,
Whats a stressor 3
28  cards
B1-stress (daily hassles)
What did he believe who is he 1,
What did he do 2,
Example of daily hassle 3
11  cards
B1-stress- (work place stress)
Workers experience stress depress...,
How many work days lost 2,
How many of those are related to ...
12  cards
B1- causes of stress- (personality)
What has personality been identif...,
Who argued there are 3 important ...,
What are they 3
16  cards
B1- physiological responses to stress
When we feel that we cant cope wi...,
Key parts of the body activated 2,
Hypathalamus 3
23  cards
B1-stress and ill health
When your stressed it puts your b...,
What supressess our immune system 2,
What is the immune system made up...
20  cards

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