Week 6 Part 1 - Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes
Chapter 10
1. Ischemic & hemorrhagic strokes; aneurysms
2. Three landmark studies on heart health
3. Uncontrollable & controllable risk factors for CVD
4. Gender-related differences in CVD
5. Psychosocial factors related to CVD
6. Explanations for link between negative affect and CVD
7. Common intervention goals in reducing risk of CVD
8. Influential factors in recovery from CVD
9. Interventions aimed at reducing hostility, stress,
10.anxiety
11.Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and Type 2 diabetes (T2D)
12.Health complications associated with diabetes
13.Self-management of diabetes
14.Blood glucose awareness training
15.Three layers of heart tissue
16.Coronary arteries
17.Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
18.Coronary heart disease (CHD)
19.Atherosclerosis & arteriosclerosis
20.Angina pectoris
21.Myocardial infarction (MI)
22.Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs
23.Benefit finding
24.Diabetes & prediabetes
25.Hypoglycemia & hyperglycemia
26.Causes of Type 1 and 2 diabetes
27.Illness intrusiveness
Week 6 Part 2 - Cancer
Chapter 11
Videos from
Assignment #4
28.Benign vs malignant tumors; in situ vs metastasized
29.Screening tests shown to reduce cancer deaths
30.Two food products linked to increased cancer risk
31.Dietary recommendations for reducing risk of cancer
32.Three ways infections can increase risk of cancer
33.Immunocompetence & immune surveillance theory
34.Environmental & occupational hazards linked to cancer
35.Ethical & practical questions related to genetic testing
36.Emotion-focused coping & meaning-focused coping
37.Social comparisons (upward vs downward &
38.identification vs contrast)
39.Cognitive-behavioral interventions for cancer patients
40.Review questions from Assignment #4
41.Cancer; four major types
42.Strongest risk factor for cancer
43.Examples of carcinogens
44.Behavioral risk factors for cancer
45.Links between cancer & depression
46.Five types/goals of surgery
47.Chemotherapy & immunotherapy
48.Radiation therapy
49.Cancer as a stressor
50.Posttraumatic growth (PTG)
51.Factors related to adjustment
52.Emotional disclosure
53.Guided imagery
54.continued on next page
Week 7 Part 1 - Substance Use, Abuse, & Addiction
Chapter 9
55.Substance use disorder; behavioral addictions
56.Five methods of drug ingestion/administration
57.Three ways drugs influence activity of neurons
58.Psychoactive drugs; three major categories
59.Gateway hypothesis vs common liability to addiction
60.Dependence; withdrawal; tolerance
61.Three categories of addiction models
62.Withdrawal-relief hypothesis
63.Wanting-and-liking theory
64.Social control theory
65.Peer cluster theory
Week 7 Part 2 - Seeking & Obtaining Healthcare
Chapter 13
Shahin et al. (2019). Impact of Personal and Cultural Beliefs on Medication Adherence
66.Five components of illness representations
67.Demographic factors related to seeking treatment
68.Sociocultural factors related to seeking treatment
69.Patient & provider variables related to adherence
70.Treatment regimen variables related to adherence
71.Central elements of the patient-provider relationship
72.Patient & provider factors related to communication
73.Communication training for healthcare providers
74.Delay behavior; five types/stages
75.Illness anxiety disorder
76.Malingering
77.Patient adherence & nonadherence
78.Patient-provider communication
79.Health literacy
80.Assertiveness coaching
81.Basics of study
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