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
