Exam 4: Psychological Factors and Health

Few major health problems are affected by attitudes, emotions, or behavior.

PMS stands for ______.

Dan wants to reduce his risk for coronary heart disease. He should do each of the following EXCEPT ______.

An emotional state that usually occurs in response to stressors such as prolonged stress, loss of a loved one, failure, or prolonged inactivity is ______.

Identify the risk factors for cancer and discuss the various behavioral measures that can contribute to the prevention and treatment of cancer.

The body's line of defense against disease and defective cells is the ______ system.

New prescription drugs can help prevent migraines by regulating levels of ______ in the brain.

______ psychologists study the way stress affects the body, especially the immune system.

Coronary heart disease accounts for ______ deaths annually in the United States.

African American and Latina American women make up about ______ percent of the women with AIDS in the United States.

Depression tends to motivate ______.

Writing about the sources of stress in our lives appears to ______.

A recent study of newlyweds found that those whose bodies pumped out high levels of stress hormones during the first year of marriage were ______ to get divorced within 10 years of marriage than others with a lower stress response.

Substances secreted by the endocrine glands that regulate various bodily functions are ______.

According to your text, the fight-or-flight reaction is the same as the ______.

Summarize research findings on stress and cancer.

The pituitary gland secretes ______ during the alarm reaction.

A study of dental students found which of the following to be true?

Anger tends to motivate ______.

Each of the following has been linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease EXCEPT ______.