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