Question 1

Which of the following individuals have been shown to have greater tendency to suffer from hypertension?

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A)  Those with high levels of stress whose parents had normal blood pressure
B)  Those with low levels of stress whose parents had high blood pressure
C)  Those with high levels of stress whose parents had high blood pressure
D)  Those with low levels of stress whose parents had normal blood pressureE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Discuss how psychological factors including negative cognitions affect immune system functioning.Give examples of physical conditions that are considered stress-related.

Accepted Answer

The level of stress you are experiencing...

Question 3

The treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome developed by Michael Sharpe includes all of the following

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A)  medication.
B)  increased activity.
C)  regulated rest periods.
D)  breathing exercises.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Regarding gender differences in the experience of pain,women suffer more frequently than men from all of the following

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A)  migraine headaches.
B)  arthritis.
C)  menstrual cramps.
D)  backache.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

A decrease in the activity of stress hormones and certain neurotransmitters appears to occur during

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep.
B)  meditation.
C)  biofeedback.
D)  psychotherapy.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Brief psychosocial treatments aimed at reducing stress while increasing coping and control lead to improved immune systems and prolonged life in

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A)  cancer patients.
B)  AIDS patients.
C)  both
D)  neitherE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

All of the following situations have been associated with lowered immune system functioning

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A)  marital conflict or relationship difficulties.
B)  job loss.
C)  death of a loved one.
D)  pregnancy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Dominant baboons were found to have better physical health than subordinate ones because they had

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A)  More food and mates.
B)  More resting cortisol levels.
C)  More predictability and controllability.
D)  More intelligence and leadership.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

In 1936,Canadian researcher Hans Selye discovered that giving injections to laboratory rats caused them to develop ulcers.His finding led to a new area of study called

Accepted Answer

A)  stress physiology.
B)  stress psychology.
C)  animal psychology.
D)  psychosomatic pathology.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

A new medical specialty called psychoneuroimmunology reflects the relationship among

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A)  psychological factors including stress.
B)  the immune system.
C)  the nervous system.
D)  all of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following factors accurately represents the circumstances regarding women and HIV/AIDS?

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A)  Women frequently consider themselves at risk
B)  Most research on the spread of AIDS has highlighted the disease in women.
C)  Women accounted for 50 percent of new AIDS cases in 2003.
D)  The age of highest risk of infection for women is their late teens.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Unhealthy and/or risky behaviors that impact directly on the cardiovascular system may contribute to

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A)  Panic disorder.
B)  Somatic symptom disorders
C)  strokes, high blood pressure, and coronary heart disease.
D)  reduced immunity to autoimmune diseases.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which is an accurate statement regarding injury prevention programs for children?

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A)  Most communities have injury prevention programs.
B)  Repeated warnings have been effective in preventing or reducing the number of injuries.
C)  Children who participated in safety skills programs remembered what they had learned even after the programs were over.
D)  Injury prevention programs have been ineffective in changing children's behavior.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The procedure known as biofeedback involves a process by which a person is first helped to become aware of his/her

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological functions.
B)  psychological state of mind.
C)  Past emotional processing or lack thereof.
D)  level of pain.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Several studies have found that biofeedback techniques can reduce headache in up to ____ percent of the patients undergoing this therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  25
B)  36
C)  63
D)  92E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

When Herbert Benson stripped transcendental meditation of what he considered its nonessentials,he developed a brief procedure he called

Accepted Answer

A)  mantra meditation.
B)  simplified transcendental meditation (STM) .
C)  relaxation response.
D)  progressive relaxation.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Your textbook reports on a behavioral change program to address the high rate of smoking in China.This was an important study for several reasons,including the fact that

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A)  the number of people who smoke in China approximates the entire population of the United States.
B)  almost 100 percent of men in China smoke.
C)  Chinese media is gaining more popularity in other Asian countries and around the world, and it often models smoking behavior.
D)  the types of cigarettes smoked in China are more potent than those of the U.S.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

In regard to the condition termed "chronic pain," most researchers now agree that the causes of chronic pain and resulting high costs to our healthcare system are primarily

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological.
B)  social.
C)  imaginary
D)  both psychological and social.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

According to consensus research,in which direction do pain signals travel to contribute to the experience of pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  "up," from tissue, to spinal cord, to brain
B)  "down," from brain, to spinal cord
C)  Both up and down.
D)  Neither up nor down; pain is an almost exclusively psychological phenomenonE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Jon has just been diagnosed with cancer.His initial response is to deny the seriousness of his condition.This type of coping mechanism

Accepted Answer

A)  will enable him to develop better coping mechanisms later.
B)  is never psychologically helpful.
C)  doesn't really help him endure the initial shock any more easily.
D)  results in higher levels of corticosteroids (stress hormones) .E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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