TEST BANK — Health Psychology, 6th Canadian
Edition — ISBN 9781265605261
biofeedback - answers-stress-reduction technique using electronic equipment to measure a
person's involuntary (neuromuscular and autonomic) activity and provide feedback to help the
person gain a level of voluntary control over these processes
cardiovascular disorders - answers-disorders that involve the heart and blood circulation system
coping - answers-mental or behavioral efforts used to manage problems relating to stress,
including its cause and
the unpleasant feelings and emotions it produces
cortisol - answers-stress hormone released by the adrenal glands when encountering a stressor;
helps to provide a boost of energy, thereby preparing the individual to take action
daily hassles - answers-minor irritations and annoyances that are part of our everyday lives and
are capable of producing stress
health psychology - answers-subfield of psychology devoted to studying psychological
influences on health, illness, and how people respond when they become il
heart disease - answers-several types of adverse heart conditions, including those that involve
the heart's arteries or valves or those involving the inability of the heart to pump enough blood
to meet the body's needs; can include heart attack and stroke
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Edition — ISBN 9781265605261
biofeedback - answers-stress-reduction technique using electronic equipment to measure a
person's involuntary (neuromuscular and autonomic) activity and provide feedback to help the
person gain a level of voluntary control over these processes
cardiovascular disorders - answers-disorders that involve the heart and blood circulation system
coping - answers-mental or behavioral efforts used to manage problems relating to stress,
including its cause and
the unpleasant feelings and emotions it produces
cortisol - answers-stress hormone released by the adrenal glands when encountering a stressor;
helps to provide a boost of energy, thereby preparing the individual to take action
daily hassles - answers-minor irritations and annoyances that are part of our everyday lives and
are capable of producing stress
health psychology - answers-subfield of psychology devoted to studying psychological
influences on health, illness, and how people respond when they become il
heart disease - answers-several types of adverse heart conditions, including those that involve
the heart's arteries or valves or those involving the inability of the heart to pump enough blood
to meet the body's needs; can include heart attack and stroke
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