You should be able to do each of the following by the conclusion of Chapter 6.

1. Describe the sudden death syndrome and the factors related to it. Discuss how culture shock can lead to sudden death among Hmong immigrants. (pp. 141-142)
   
   
2. List the DSM-IV-TR criteria for diagnosis of psychological factors affecting medical conditions. Explain the rationale for changes in terminology from “psychosomatic” to “psychophysiological.” (pp. 142-143)
   
   
3. Discuss the three models for understanding stress, including general adaptation syndrome, the life change model, and transaction model. (pp. 143-146)
   
   
4. Discuss the research linking emotional states to vulnerability to infection. (pp. 146-148)
   
   
5. Describe the components of the immune system and evidence that stress decreases its functioning. (pp. 148-149)
   
   
6. Describe the mediating effects of control and hardiness on stress. (pp.149-150)
   
   
7. Discuss the evidence linking personality, mood, and cancer. (pp.150-152)
   
   
8. Describe the relationship between stress and coronary heart disease and the influence of the Type A personality on CHD. (pp. 152-155)
   
   
9. Describe the relationship between stress and essential hypertension, and the ethnic and social factors associated with it. (pp. 155-157)
   
   
10. Describe the nature of migraine, tension, and cluster headaches. (pp. 157-159)
    
    
11. Describe asthma and the psychological factors related to it. (pp. 159-160)
    
    
12. Discuss the psychodynamic, biological, behavioral and sociocultural perspectives on psychophysiological disorders. (pp. 160-162)
    
    
13. Define behavioral medicine and describe various interventions for psychophysiological disorders, including medical, relaxation training, biofeedback, and cognitive-behavior therapy. (pp. 162-164)