Matching Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 1 VocabOnline version Ch 1 Vocab by Spencer Leon 1 Perceived control 2 Health belief 3 Subjective norms 4 Response efficacy belief 5 Gradient of Reinforcement 6 Biopsychosocial approach 7 Malignant neoplasms 8 Cost-gain belief 9 Type A 10 Immunocompetence 11 Blunters 12 Germ Theory 13 Monitors 14 Health Psychology 15 Psychoneuroimmunology Perception that a threat-reducing strategy will work Belief that a specific behaviour is within one's control Cancerous growths that may be treated by radiation and chemical therapy Something we believe to be true concerning our health The study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system. A pattern often found in cardiac patients characterized by time urgency, achievement orientation, and hostility. Discovery that many illnesses are caused by the activity of microorganisms, such as bacteria Miller's explanation of the gradual weakening of a behaviour the further it gets in time from the reinforcement of that behaviour. A model that suggests that biological, psychological, and social factors are all involved in any given state of health or illness Beliefs regarding what others think we should do and the extent to which we are motivated to go along with these people Compilation of all that psychology has to offer to the diagnosis and treatment of illness as well as to people’s attempts to maintain health and well-being Extent to which our immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms Information avoiders Information seekers Assessment of the costs associated with a course of action compared to the benefit of the individual's health