Ch. 3: Stress and Illness/ Disease – Flashcards
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Hot reactors
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People who react to stress with an all out physiological reaction
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Psychosomatic
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Conditions that have both a mind and body component
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Psychophysiological
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Synonymous with psychosomatic
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Psychogenic
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A physical disease caused by emotional stress without a micro organism involved
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Somatogenic
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A psychosomatic disease that results from the mind increasing the body's susceptibility to disease causing microbes or natural degenerative processes
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Psychoneuroimmunology
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The study of the illness causing and healing effects of the mind on the body
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Phagocytes
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A type of white blood cell whose purpose is to destroy substances foreign to the body
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T cells
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A type of lymphocyte whose purpose is to destroy substances foreign to the body by puncturing invaded body cells and killing the cells in the foreign substances
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B cells
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Type of lymphocyte that produces antibodies
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Suppressor T cells
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Cells whose purpose is to halt the immune response
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Memory T and B cells
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Cells left in the bloodstream in the lymphatic system to recognize and respond to future attacks to the body by the same invader
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Hypercholesterolemia
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High levels of cholesterol in the blood
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Low density lipoprotein (LDL)
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Sometimes termed bad cholesterol, too much LDL leads to a clogging of the arteries and, therefore, is related to the development of coronary heart disease
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High density lipoprotein (HDL)
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Sometimes termed a good cholesterol, HDL helps to remove cholesterol from the body thereby lowering the chances of developing coronary heart disease
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Sphygmomanometer
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Instrument used to measure blood pressure
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Systolic blood pressure
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The pressure of the blood as it leaves the heart
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Diastolic blood pressure
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Pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the heart is relaxed
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Essential hypertension
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Hypertension with no known cause
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Cerebral hemorrhage
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A rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
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Myocardial infarction
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When a part of the heart dies because of a lack of oxygen
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Plaque
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Debris that clogs coronary arteries
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Apoplexy
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A lack of oxygen to the brain resulting from a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel also called stroke
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Stroke
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A lack of oxygen to the brain resulting from a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel also called apoplexy
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Type A
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A behavior pattern associated with the development of coronary heart disease
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Atherosclerosis
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Clogging of the coronary arteries
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Arteriosclerosis
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Loss of elasticity of the coronary artieries
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Preattack
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Synonymous with prodrome
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Prodrome
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The construction phase of a migraine headache also called preattack
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Carcinogens
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Cancer-causing agents
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T lymphocytes
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A part of the immune system that destroys mutant cells
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Antigen
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A foreign substance irritating to the body
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Anti-bodies
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Substances produced by the body to fight antigens
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Rheumatoid factor
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A blood protein associated with rheumatoid arthritis
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Auto immune response
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A physiological response in which the body turns on itself
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Temporomandibular (TMJ) syndrome
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The interference with the smooth functioning of the jaw
