Unformatted text preview: Health Psychology OVERVIEW Psychophysiological Model
Defining Terms
Psychosocial factors affecting biological processes
Psychosocial
and illnesses
and Psychosocial Factors in Physical Illness Stress
Psychosocial factors in specific illnesses
Chronic Pain
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Behavioral Medicine Treatments Psychosocial Factors In Specific
Illnesses
Illnesses 2 Kinds of Pain Acute : Often follows injury, disappears when
Often
injury heals or is treated
injury Chronic: Does not decrease over time, even
Does
after injury heals or is treated
after Psychosocial Factors In Specific
Illnesses
Illnesses Psychological Aspects of Pain Pain: Subjective experience
Subjective
Pain Behaviors: Overt manifestations of “pain”
Overt
“pain” Role of control in pain experience Psychological characteristics prior to an accident
Psychological
predict who will experience chronic pain following the
accident
accident Examples Phanton Limb Pain
Playing through the pain Pain-Related Fear and Anxiety
1. Individuals vary in their tendency to respond
Individuals
fearfully/anxiously to pain or expected pain
fearfully/anxiously 1. Due to fear/anxiety, individuals tend to avoid
Due
potentially pain-producing activities
potentially 1. Avoidance leads to physical deconditioning
Avoidance
deconditioning
(muscular atrophy, loss of flexibility, etc.) 1.
1. Deconditioning increases the chances that future
Deconditioning
activities/movements will be painful
activities/movements Vlaeyen & Linton (2000) Model Psychosocial Factors In Specific
Illnesses
Illnesses Social Aspects of Pain Operant Control of Pain Behaviors
Operant Control Social Support – Pain Connection Psychosocial Factors In Specific
Illnesses
Illnesses Headache and Chronic Pain Syndromes Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Fibromyalgia Gastrointestinal Pain conditions Migraine, Tension Headaches, etc. Pain that…
1. is greater than expected from a certain injury
2. exists in the absence of an injury
3. continues beyond healing of damaged tissue Psychosocial Factors In Specific
Illnesses
Illnesses Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 1800s: Neurasthenia (lack of nerve strength)
1800s:
(lack Definition Medically unexplained fatigue for at least 6 months
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Not resulting from ongoing exertion
Not alleviated by rest
Reduction in previous level of activities 4 or more symptoms
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• Subjective memory impairment
Sore throat
Tender lymph nodes
Muscle Pain
Joint Pain
Headache
Unrefreshing Sleep
Postexertional malaise lasting more than 24 hours Psychosocial Factors In Specific
Illnesses
Illnesses Chronic Fatigue Syndrome What is it? Stressful environments? Changing roles of women? (most
Changing
women (most
common in women)
women Virus/immune system dysfunction? BASICS OF BEHAVIORAL
MEDICINE TREATMENTS
MEDICINE Biofeedback: process of making patients
process
aware of specific physiological functions
and developing some control over those
functions
functions Uses Relieve headaches by reducing tension
Relieve
in muscles of head and scalp
in Superior to placebo
Superior placebo Misuses BASICS OF BEHAVIORAL
MEDICINE TREATMENTS
MEDICINE Relaxation Progressive Muscle Relaxation Diaphragmatic Breathing Develop acute awareness of tension in bodies and relax
Develop
tension
specific muscle groups to reduce tension
specific
Control and regulate breathing Comprehensive stress management program
Monitor stress and identify stressors Relaxation Cognitive therapy
Cognitive therapy Coping strategies
Coping Time management, Assertiveness BASICS OF BEHAVIORAL
MEDICINE TREATMENTS
MEDICINE Prevention through Modification of
Prevention
Health-Risk Behaviors
Health-Risk Eating habits Exercise Substance Use High-risk Sexual Behavior Many others… ...
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- Spring '10
- JeremyPettit
- Psychology, Chronic fatigue syndrome, psychosocial factors, behavioral medicine treatments
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