Stress management chapter 3

Hot reactor

Person who reacts to stress with an all-out physiological reaction

Type A

a behavior pattern associated with the development of coronary heart disease. aggressive, competitive, time-urgent, hostile

rheumatoid factor

a blood protein associated with rheumatoid arthritis

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

a condition that develops in people who have experienced an extreme psychological or physical event that is interpreted as particularly distressing

ulcer

a fissure or cut in the wall of the stomach, duodenum, or other part of the intestine

antigen

a foreign substance irritating to the body

apoplexy (stroke)

a lack of oxygen to the brain resulting from a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel

T cells

a type of lymphocyte whose purpose is to destroy substances foreign to the body by puncturing invaded body cells and killing the cells and the foreign substances

phagocytes

a type of white blood cell whose purpose is to destroy substances foreign to the body

homocysteine

an amino acid formed during the metabolism of plasma methionine, increased levels of this have been associated with and increased risk of coronary heart disease

sphygmomanometer

an instrument used to measure blood pressure

Pyschosomatic (pyschophysiological)

condition that involves the mind and the body

migraine headache

constriction and dilation of the carotid arteries on one side of the head last about 6 hours

plaque

debris that clogs coronary arteries

arousal (ptsd)

difficulty concentrating, starling easily, hyper vigilance, feeling irritable, having trouble sleeping

avoidance (ptsd)

emotional "numbing", detachment, lack of interest, avoiding people or places

hypercholesterolemia

high levels of cholesterol in the blood

essential hypertension

hypertension with no known cause

arteriosclerosis

loss of elasticity of the coronary arteries

high density lipoprotein (HDL)

sometimes termed good cholesterol, helps to remove cholesterol from the body thereby lowering the chances of developing coronary heart disease

antibodies

substances produced by the body to fight antigens

placebo

susbstance that looks like medication but is not

systolic blood pressure

the pressure of the blood as it leaves the heart

Symptoms of a stroke

trouble with walking trouble with speaking paralysis or numbness on one side of the body trouble with seeing headache

myocardial infarction (heart attack)

when a part of the heart dies because of a lack of oxygen

cerebral hemorrage

a rupture of a blood vessel in the brain

B cells

a type of lymphocyte that produces antibodies

carcinogens

cancer causing agents

tension headache

caused by muscle tension in the forehead, jaw or neck

suppressor T cells

cells whose purpose is to halt the immune response

atherosclerosis

clogging of the coronary arteries

hypertension

excessive and damaging pressure of the blood against the walls of the arterial blood vessels

TMJ symptoms

facial pain clicking or popping sound earaches, ringing in ears migraine headaches dizziness sensitive teeth

reliving the event (ptsd)

flashback episodes where the event happens again and again

contributing factors to hypertension

genetics poor diet (obesity) cigarette smoking lack of exercise high sodium intake stress

bruxism

grinding of the teeth

rheumatoid arthritis

inflammation of a joint, possibly caused by a faulty functioning of the immune system

symptoms of ptsd

reliving the event avoidance arousal

low density lipoprotein (LDL)

sometimes termed bad cholesterol, too much leads to a clogging of the arteries and, is related to the development of coronary heart disease

transient ischemic attack (TIA)

temporary interruption of blood flow to a part of the brain, same symptoms of a stroke but last for a shorter period of time

prodrome (preattack)

the constriction phase of a migraine headache

temporomandibular (TMJ) syndrome

the interference with the smooth operation of the jaw, usually brought on by bruxism

diastolic blood pressure

the pressure of the blood against the arterial walls when the heart is relaxed

psychoneuroimmunology

the study of the illness-causing and healing effects of the mind on the body

T-lymphocytes

a part of the immune system that destroys mutant cells

psychogenic

a physical disease caused by emotional stress without a microorganism involved

autoimmune response

a physiological response in which the body turns on itself

somatogenic

a psychosomatic disease that results from the mind increasing the body's susceptibility to disease- causing microbes or natural degenerative processes

cancer-prone personality type

1. holding resentment, with the inability to forgive 2. using self-pity 3. lacking the ability to develop and maintain meaningful interpersonal relationships 4. having a poor self image