Exam 4: Psychological Factors and Health

Health care consumers who educate themselves about their health care options, choose their health care providers wisely, and weigh treatment alternatives carefully, are known as ______ consumers.

A male is at highest risk of developing ______ cancer at some point in his life.

The underlying cause of coronary heart disease is ______.

Inflammation results from a breakdown in the functioning of the immune system.

Compared to European American women, African American women who develop breast cancer tend to develop it at ______ age and are diagnosed with it ______.

Describe the stages of the general adaptation syndrome and discuss the role of the endocrine system in this process.

The two branches of the autonomic nervous system are the ______.

The leading cancer killer of men is ______ cancer.

Migraine headaches tend to come on ______, and are characterized by pain on ______ of the head.

People who are lonely and isolated tend to have ______ life spans and suffer ______ often from physical health problems such as infections and heart disease.

Hormones produced by the adrenal cortex that increase resistance to stress in ways such as fighting inflammation and causing the liver to release stores of sugar are ______.

High strain work puts ______ demands on workers and gives them ______ personal control.

______ help(s) the body resist stress by making nutrients that are stored in the body more available for use in meeting demands for energy that is required to cope with stressful events.

Coronary heart disease in women is ______ before menopause and then ______.

Anger ______ an enduring trait, and hostility ______ an enduring trait.

Describe the relationship between life changes and health, as well as the limitations in the research in this area.

The fight-or-flight reaction was identified about ______.

Identify the various types of headaches and their symptoms, and discuss how they are related to stress.

The leading cancer killer of women is ______ cancer.

The endocrine system affects the body through the production of ______.