Exam 4: Psychological Factors and Health

A neurotransmitter that appears to help calm anxiety reactions is ______.

The immune system uses ______ to fight off bacteria and viruses.

Migraine headaches involve imbalances in the neurotransmitter dopamine.

Jeremiah has a dull, steady pain on both sides of his head. He also feels a tightness or pressure in his head and scalp. His headache came on gradually and is best described as a ______ headache.

The incidence of migraine headaches among women is about ______ that among men.

African Americans are ______ likely than European Americans to contract most forms of cancer and are ______ likely to die from it.

About ______ percent of people in the United States suffer from severe headaches.

People who are chronically hostile and angry have ______ levels of blood cholesterol and ______ blood pressure.

Corticosteroids are secreted by the ______ during the alarm reaction stage.

African Americans are more likely than European Americans to suffer from each of the following disorders EXCEPT ______.

Muscle-tension headaches tend to come on ______ and are characterized by pain on ______ of the head.

State anxiety is a ______ variable and trait anxiety is a ______ variable.

At any given moment, myriad microscopic warriors within our bodies are carrying out search-and-destroy missions against foreign agents.

The first stage of the general adaptation syndrome is the ______.

About ______ percent of deaths due to unhealthy behaviors could be prevented by adapting healthier behavior patterns.

African Americans are ______ likely than European Americans to suffer heart attacks and are ______ likely to die from them.

Which of the following nations has the lowest death rate from cancer?

Elimination of tobacco use could prevent ______ deaths each year from cancer, heart and lung diseases, and stroke.

Describe the functions of the immune system and explain the effects of stress on the immune system.

Type D personalities are at lower than average risk for developing coronary heart disease.